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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. Who is Sam Polk's new wife?
(a) Nikki.
(b) Nika.
(c) Neci.
(d) Nadine.

2. Eddie's mother says that Eddie owned a gun _______________.
(a) He just bought it.
(b) For several years.
(c) Just a couple of months.
(d) He didn't own a gun.

3. What is Dismas' nickname?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Diz.
(c) Dismal.
(d) Dumbass.

4. Who is Eddie Cochran's wife?
(a) Carrie.
(b) Frannie.
(c) Denise.
(d) Louise.

5. Who is Sam Polk's daughter?
(a) Lynn.
(b) Terri.
(c) Linda.
(d) Louise.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Dismas Hardy?

3. When Steven plans to run away he takes with him Diz' business card and ________________.

4. What is the name of the publication which had been Army Distributing's major account?

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

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

3. What is the dilemma facing the funeral director if Eddie's death is ruled a suicide?

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

5. How does the medical examiner rule on Eddie's death and what leeway does Abe Glitsky give Dismas regarding the case?

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

7. What is the premise of DEAD IRISH?

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

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

10. Why is Father Cavanaugh's quasi-confession to Dismas so important?

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