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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How might the detectives find the grey getaway car?
(a) By following the tire tracks near Mr. Patterson's truck.
(b) They are not sure how to find the car.
(c) By finding who kills Mr. Patterson.
(d) By using a metal detector.

2. What causes Hank to become angry?
(a) That Griffin is acting like Cindy belongs to him.
(b) That there is no more alcohol in the house.
(c) The poorly-cooked dinner.
(d) The delay in the money arriving.

3. What does Bard order?
(a) An end to police patrols.
(b) Helicoptor an swat team support.
(c) Four more FBI agents to the scene.
(d) A long-range sniper rifle.

4. What is on Griffin's face as he exits his hideout?
(a) A beard.
(b) An evil grin.
(c) A ski mask.
(d) A temporary tattoo.

5. What does the person want?
(a) A check for garbage collection.
(b) To see if Dan is home.
(c) To ask about any suspicious people in the neighborhood.
(d) To sell a vacuum cleaner.

6. Who shows up at the door after Dan leaves?
(a) A door-to-door salesman.
(b) An FBI agent.
(c) Mr. Patterson.
(d) Chuck.

7. When will the money be available?
(a) It's not coming.
(b) A week or so.
(c) In the morning.
(d) A couple hours.

8. Why is Dan outraged?
(a) That Griffin plans to take Cindy with them.
(b) That Eleanor has a bruise over one eye.
(c) That Ralphie was not allowed any lunch.
(d) That his family will have to endure this nightmare for an extended period of time.

9. Why does Dan not want Robish in the house?
(a) Because Robish is sadistic.
(b) Because Robish smells badly.
(c) Because Robish has killed Mr. Patterson.
(d) Because Robish is uncontrollable when he's drunk.

10. Besides the license number of the getaway car, what else is in Mr. Patterson's car?
(a) Three hundred dollars.
(b) Checks from his morning collections.
(c) A handgun.
(d) Two empty whiskey bottles.

11. Why do tensions begin to flare?
(a) Robish makes another advance towards Cindy.
(b) Griffin hits Ralphie lightly on the arm.
(c) Griffin loses control of his cohorts.
(d) Griffin orders Eleanor to cook dinner.

12. What does Ralphie's teacher do about Ralphie?
(a) Reprimands him for being tardy.
(b) Goes to visit the Hilliard's home.
(c) Asks him if he feels alright.
(d) Has him write 100 times "I must write with better penmanship."

13. Who refuses to relinquish Dan's gun?
(a) No one has Dan's gun yet.
(b) Robish.
(c) Hank.
(d) Ralphie.

14. What does Dan tell the criminals as he is leaving?
(a) That he will give them 10 thousand dollars to leave this minute.
(b) That the cops the criminals they are there.
(c) That they better not touch his guns again.
(d) That he will hurt them if they hurt his family.

15. How does Griffin view Dan?
(a) As a mean gangster type.
(b) He likens Dan to his own father with his domineering ways and strict rules.
(c) As a menace to Griffin's plans.
(d) As a wimp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been seen cruising in the neighborhoods?

2. Who spends the day home with the criminals?

3. Why can't Dan promise to not do anything risky?

4. How does Dan act when he arrives home?

5. What is about to cause Hank to snap?

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