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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 does Alphonse say he was on the night of Eddie Cochran's death?
(a) At a movie with his girlfriend.
(b) Playing in a basketball tournament.
(c) Having some beers with a friend.
(d) Having dinner at his mother's house.

2. Why does Abe call Diz in Chapter 26?
(a) To tell him there is a new suspect in Eddie's case.
(b) To tell him Eddie's case is closed.
(c) To see if he wants to meet for a few beers.
(d) To tell him that Alphonse has been captured.

3. What rumor does the attorney tell Diz about Cruz?
(a) Cruz is an alcoholic.
(b) Cruz is a drug addict.
(c) Cruz is bankrupt.
(d) Cruz is gay.

4. Diz and Abe think it is highly possible that _______________ killed both Eddie and Linda.
(a) Steven.
(b) Alphonse.
(c) Sam.
(d) Nika.

5. What does Arturo Cruz say about the night of Eddie's death?
(a) He had a fight with Eddie earlier in the day.
(b) Eddie was dead when Arturo arrived at his building.
(c) He never saw Eddie on the day he died.
(d) Arturo did not know Eddie Cochran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fr. Cavanaugh do when Rose challenges him on the last time he met with Eddie Cochran?

2. What is the cause of Sam's death?

3. Which of the following does Sam NOT do after Linda's death?

4. Where had Arturo set up a private meeting with Eddie?

5. Abe Glitsky tells Diz that _____________ is a suspect in Linda's murder.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Abe Glitsky intrigued to meet with Father Cavanaugh in Chapter 21?

2. Who is Matthew R. Brody III and what information does he give Dismas regarding blackmailing Arturo Cruz?

3. Explain the irony of Sam's doing the drug deal to get more money to keep Nika.

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

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

6. How does Dismas finally know who had made the 911 call reporting Eddie's death?

7. What advice does Dismas get from his former father-in-law, Judge Fowler, about the case?

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

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

10. How is Steven beginning to recover and what is his relationship with his parents now?

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