View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Walter see while he waits for Phyllis in a grove?
(a) A flash of light
(b) Lovers in an embrace
(c) Some vagrants
(d) Police patrolling

2. Why does Walter begin to get nervous?
(a) Phyllis is late picking him up
(b) Another train is coming
(c) He has sprained his ankle
(d) It starts to rain really hard

3. What does Walter hear as he crouches in the dark?
(a) Children playing
(b) Music from a bar
(c) Dogs barking
(d) Panting and footsteps

4. What is the state of Walter's senses after the murder?
(a) Dulled
(b) In shock
(c) Guilty
(d) Extremely sharp

5. What does Walter ask Keyes?
(a) If he is going to live
(b) If Lola has visited yet
(c) If they got the woman and the bullet
(d) If he is paralyzed

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Walter come to the Nirdlinger residence?

2. What does Walter do on the day of Mr. Nirdlinger's scheduled departure?

3. What does Keyes want to talk to Walter about?

4. What is Phyllis' ulterior motive for having Lola in the room?

5. What does Keyes think is the best way to catch the perpetrator of a crime like this?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 252 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample