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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Eddie Cochran's body found?
(a) A dumpster at Eddie's Bar & Grill.
(b) The parking lot of the Cruz Building.
(c) A marina parking lot.
(d) The parking lot at The Little Shamrock.

2. Who is Sam Polk's daughter?
(a) Lynn.
(b) Lori.
(c) Lacey.
(d) Linda.

3. What is the main thing that Fr. Cavanaugh had not considered when giving Eddie advice?
(a) His job.
(b) His religious education.
(c) His reputation.
(d) His unborn child.

4. Why is Sam Polk angry at Eddie Cochran?
(a) For interfering in the drug deal.
(b) For being a slacker.
(c) For seducing his daughter.
(d) For killing himself.

5. Which of the following is NOT true about Fr. Cavanaugh and Erin Cochran?
(a) He had tried to kiss her.
(b) They were once engaged.
(c) They are best friends.
(d) He is in love with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the medical examiner who inspects Eddie's body?

2. What is Jane's father's name?

3. What was written on the note left by Eddie Cochran?

4. Whose death does Dismas Hardy investigate?

5. Who arrives at Sam's house just as he is about to join his wife in the hot tub?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Dismas goes to a bar he used to go to frequently years before?

2. What physical evidence does Dismas glean that proves to him that Eddie did not commit suicide?

3. Why does Father Cavanaugh think he is responsible for Eddie's death?

4. What does Dismas surmise about Linda Polk's feelings about her father's new marriage?

5. Who is Dismas Hardy and what is the state of his life as the novel begins?

6. Who is Linda Polk and why does she speak to a man named Alphonse Page at Army Distributing, her father's company?

7. What does Father Cavanaugh tell Dismas about Eddie's concerns about what was going on at Army Distributing?

8. Who is Steven Cochran and how does Dismas try to befriend him?

9. What tragedy occurs when Dismas goes to the Giants game at Candlestick Park?

10. What does Moses ask Dismas to do about Eddie's death and what does he offer him in return?

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