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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. Why does Frannie think that Eddie may have been overwhelmed on the day he died?
(a) He totalled the car that day.
(b) She had told him she was pregnant on the day he died.
(c) He was being audited by the IRS.
(d) He filed for bankruptcy that day.

2. What does John Strout rule about Eddie's case?
(a) It was murder.
(b) He did not rule on it.
(c) It was accidental death.
(d) It was a suicide.

3. Which of the following occupations has Dismas NOT had?
(a) Police Officer.
(b) Artist.
(c) Attorney.
(d) Husband.

4. How does Dismas realize that Eddie was right-handed?
(a) He had callouses on his right hand.
(b) He had ink stains on his right hand.
(c) He had cigarette stains on his right hand.
(d) His left hand was disfigured.

5. When Steven plans to run away he takes with him Diz' business card and ________________.
(a) A credit card.
(b) A map.
(c) A knife.
(d) A letter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dismas visit Frannie Cochran?

2. Why is it bad for Eddie's death to be ruled a suicide?

3. Who does Diz unexpectedly run into at Schroeder's?

4. Where was Eddie Cochran's body found?

5. What is Erin Cochran's opinion of Eddie's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Steven Cochran do when it seems as if Eddie has even eclipsed him in death?

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

3. What does Dismas speculate about Sam's wife, Nika's, possible interest in Eddie Cochran?

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

5. What is the dynamic of the Cochran family as presented after Eddie's death?

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

7. What does Dismas do after identifying Eddie Cochran's body?

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

9. What is the nature of Father Cavanaugh's relationship with Eddie Cochran's mother, Erin?

10. Who is Abe Glitsky and how does he know Dismas?

(see the answer keys)

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