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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. Which of the following is NOT something Erin Cochran is dealing with in the aftermath of Eddie's death?
(a) Trying to manage her anger.
(b) Finding a new job.
(c) Trying to understand this family tragedy.
(d) Going through each day in a stupor.

2. When does Fr. Cavanaugh say is the last time he met with Eddie Cochran?
(a) Friday noon.
(b) Saturday morning.
(c) Sunday night.
(d) Wednesday evening.

3. What does Fr. Cavanaugh reveal when he says that he was almost happy that Eddie died?
(a) An informed speculation.
(b) A confession.
(c) A dramatic overstatement.
(d) A motive for murder.

4. How does Steven Cochran feel about his place in his family?
(a) He knows that he is completely loved.
(b) He is cautiously optimistic that they will come around.
(c) He has never been completely accepted.
(d) He knows that he is hated by his family members.

5. What was one of the things that Abe and Fr. Cavanaugh tried to accomplish at Berkeley?
(a) Get the guns off the streets.
(b) Lower tuition fees.
(c) New athletic program.
(d) Religious education options.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Linda think when she sees the money in her father's safe?

2. Who suspects that Fr. Cavanaugh may be wrong about the last time he met with Eddie Cochran?

3. Instead of Sunday night, when does Rose recall Fr. Cavanaugh's last meeting with Eddie Cochran?

4. Where does Abe meet with Fr. Cavanaugh?

5. What is the nickname for District Attorney Bargen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the Drug Enforcement Agency or DEA view the case of Eddie's death?

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

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

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

8. What does Arturo Cruz tell Dismas about the night Eddie died and how can he prove that he did not kill him?

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

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

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