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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. What does Walter do when he dresses?
(a) Uses a lint brush
(b) Makes a fake leg cast
(c) Presses his pants again
(d) Steams his jacket

2. What does Keyes want to talk to Walter about?
(a) A customer who torched a truck
(b) His golf game
(c) His new girlfriend
(d) His will

3. Where does Walter have dinner?
(a) At a sushi restaurant
(b) At his mother's house
(c) At home
(d) At a steakhouse

4. Where is Mr. Nirdlinger's body left while Walter and Phyllis go to the train station?
(a) In a ditch
(b) In a hole
(c) In the locked car
(d) In a cave

5. What does Phyllis use to get her way?
(a) Sense of humor
(b) Sensuality
(c) Intelligence
(d) Anger

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phyllis ask Walter about?

2. Why does Walter snap at Phyllis in the car?

3. Who does Walter call from his home to complete his alibi?

4. Where does Mr. Nirdlinger work?

5. Where is Walter headed when he remembers something for another customer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the final challenge Walter and Phyllis face in completing their facade?

2. What are the reasons that Walter would agree to help Phyllis kill her husband?

3. Who is Keyes?

4. How do Walter and Phyllis' strained emotions exhibit with each other after the murder?

5. What is the happy accident that befalls Mr. Nirdlinger?

6. How does the author use foreshadowing in this chapter?

7. Why does Walter make three visits to Mr. Nirdlinger?

8. Describe Walter's state of mind while waiting for the time to kill Mr. Nirdlinger arrives.

9. What is Walter's second main concern related to the murder?

10. What metaphor does Phyllis use to describe herself?

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