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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. What does Abe tell Alphonse that panics him a little bit?
(a) They have Alphonse's fingerprints from the crime scene.
(b) There is video tape of Linda's murder.
(c) Sam Polk is dead.
(d) They know Alphonse's knife is the murder weapon.

2. Why does Sam Polk fail to show up for his meeting with Diz and Abe?
(a) He is stuck in traffic.
(b) He forgot about it.
(c) He is in a meeting with his banker.
(d) He is dead.

3. Which of the following does Diz NOT think about Fr. Cavanaugh?
(a) He is a murderer.
(b) He could be his good friend.
(c) He is a regular guy.
(d) He has ordinary feelings.

4. What does Frannie feel toward Eddie for dying at this point?
(a) Disbelief.
(b) Anger.
(c) Grief.
(d) Guilt.

5. Who is the lawyer handling the lawsuit against Cruz Publishing?
(a) Michael R. Brody II.
(b) Matthew L. Brady II.
(c) Matthew R. Brody III.
(d) McKenzie S. Brady III.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alphonse say he was on the night of Eddie Cochran's death?

2. Who does Diz meet for lunch in Chapter 28?

3. With what type of weapon is Linda killed?

4. Who finds Linda Polk's dead body?

5. What is the nickname for District Attorney Bargen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Arturo Cruz' reasons for lying to the police about his knowledge of Eddie's death?

2. What bit of information does Rose, the rectory housekeeper, find to be out of place when Father Cavanaugh talks with Abe?

3. What are the circumstances of Linda Polk's death?

4. What surprises Abe when he meets Father Cavanaugh?

5. What personal pain does Dismas come to terms with in Chapter 25 and how does Jane respond?

6. Dismas meets with Father Cavanaugh and does not realize that the priest reveals a huge piece of information in the case. What is it?

7. What feeling does Dismas get that Eddie's death has not been related to a drug deal or trouble at work?

8. What does Big Ed share with Dismas about Father Cavanaugh and his place in the Cochran family?

9. Why do Linda Polk and Alphonse Page go to Sam's office to check the safe?

10. What might the death of Eddie Cochran teach Dismas about coming to terms with the death of his own infant son?

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