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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Griffin plan to see his girlfriend?
(a) Indianopolis.
(b) Terre Haute.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Louisville.

2. Why can't Dan promise to not do anything risky?
(a) Because he does not believe Griffin intends to let them live.
(b) Because he still has plenty of bullets.
(c) Because he doesn't know the future.
(d) Because of the love he has for his family.

3. What do the police find in the woods?
(a) Car tracks belonging to the getaway car.
(b) Mr. Patterson's body.
(c) A gun belonging to a prison guard.
(d) Robish's body.

4. What is Ralphie's teacher's name?
(a) Mrs. Sooner.
(b) Mrs. Swift.
(c) Miss Turtle.
(d) Mr. Jones.

5. What is Ralphie doing?
(a) Waiting for the school bus.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Playing nintendo.
(d) Staying home from school.

6. About what is Bard incensed?
(a) That whoever wrote the note is willing to take on these criminals himself.
(b) That the doughnuts are awful.
(c) That the local police seem to have adopted a wait-and-see attitude.
(d) That the local cops do not include him in their briefings.

7. What has the police department be ordered to do?
(a) Evacuate the neighborhoods.
(b) Canvas the neighborhoods.
(c) Hand out mace and billy clubs to all the men in the town.
(d) Blockade all roads leading out of town.

8. Why is Dan outraged?
(a) That Eleanor has a bruise over one eye.
(b) That Griffin plans to take Cindy with them.
(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. What does Ralphie's teacher notice?
(a) That Ralphie came in late to class that day.
(b) Ralphie's absence from class.
(c) That Ralphie does not talk in class at all which is unusual.
(d) That Ralphie's hand writing that day is very shaky.

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

11. What about Hank frustrates and angers Griffin?
(a) That Hank wants to give himself up.
(b) That Hank always listens to country music and turns off other music.
(c) That Griffin cannot persuade him to stay one more day.
(d) That Hank looks up to Robish.

12. Where does Griffin tell the caller to send the money?
(a) A specified address.
(b) To Mexico.
(c) General delivery in Pittsburgh.
(d) No where, the caller is supposed to meet Griffin with the money.

13. To what does Eleanor tend?
(a) Robish's wounds.
(b) Cindy's cut arm.
(c) Dan's wounds.
(d) Ralphies sprained ankle.

14. What else is about to cause Hank to snap?
(a) The press standing down the street.
(b) The police lookout across the street.
(c) The helicoptor zooming close to the house.
(d) Chuck's cruising up and down the street.

15. Why does Bard wish he had killed Griffin?
(a) Because Griffin later kills a good friend of Bard's.
(b) Because Bard does not like Griffin.
(c) So Griffin couldn't be coming after Bard now to kill him.
(d) Because Bard wished to be a hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it when Act 2 opens?

2. What helps the detectives retrace Mr. Patterson's steps earlier in the day?

3. When will the money be available?

4. What is the motive that the police determine for Mr. Patterson's murder?

5. Why do the criminals let Dan and Cindy go to work as usual?

(see the answer keys)

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