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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 T.J. feel about the new life Andrew is beginning?
(a) Envy.
(b) Skepticism.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Worry.

2. What emotion does Mr. O'Brien express when Andrew stops in to visit him?
(a) Depression.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Anger.

3. What word does Andrew want to shout when Edith is pointing a gun at him and Eden?
(a) Stop.
(b) Don't.
(c) Wait.
(d) Never.

4. What kind of job does Martha's fiancée have?
(a) Psychiatrist.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Dentist.

5. When Andrew leaps up off the bed when he is in Eden's bedroom, what does he intend to do?
(a) Cause a diversion.
(b) Stop the direction of the bullet.
(c) Tackle Edith.
(d) Flip over the bed for protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the realization that Andrew comes to that is described in the final sentence of Chapter 5?

2. How does Eden let Andrew know that she will leave with him after she told him about Jim?

3. What simile does the author use to describe Andrew's leap off the bed in Eden's bedroom?

4. Where did police look for a murder weapon, according to Andrew's farmer neighbor?

5. Where does T.J. say he has to go when he's helping Andrew fix up a house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important news does T.J. give Andrew when he calls to check on selling the house?

2. What is Geoffrey's response when Andrew says he needs more time away from the office?

3. Why does DeSalvo come to Andrew's mother's house when Andrew is talking with Edith near the herb garden?

4. What does Andrew find in Eden's desk drawer?

5. What does Andrew learn when he asks T.J. if he had a sexual relationship with Eden?

6. What happens at the pond when Andrew falls asleep?

7. What does T.J. tell Andrew about "the till being empty"?

8. What does Andrew plan to do after he and Eden leave his mother's house?

9. What does Andrew guess and then have confirmed about his father's role the night of the shooting?

10. What happened the night of the shooting that the reader learns when Andrew is telling T.J. the story?

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