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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 Essie do in Chapter Fourteen that embarrasses her and surprises Cowney?
(a) Burps.
(b) Falls down the stairs.
(c) Eats with her hands.
(d) Farts.

2. What does Cowney do after finding out Essie has betrayed him?
(a) Gets in his car and drives away.
(b) Barricades himself in his room.
(c) Tries to buy himself some time before the authorities come for him.
(d) Runs back to the waterfall.

3. Why does a siren start in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) A diplomat's daughter is missing.
(b) A soldier has been shot.
(c) A dog has bitten someone.
(d) There has been a theft.

4. Who is the first to find and bring Cowney back to the inn in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Sol.
(b) Peter Franks.
(c) Bud.
(d) Lee.

5. What does Peter tell Cowney a guard found that is evidence in the investigation?
(a) A shoe.
(b) A bullet.
(c) A purple ribbon.
(d) A piece of hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Essie romantically involved in in Chapter Fourteen?

2. What does Cowney say will clear with the morning fog in Chapter Fifteen?

3. What song that Lishie sings in Chapter Thirteen does Cowney love?

4. In Chapter Sixteen, what book is in Lishie's room?

5. What happens in Cowney's dream about Lishie in Chapter Sixteen?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cowney glimpse on Essie's note that she keeps re-reading that worries him?

2. Who does Cowney call with his one phone call from the Inn, and why does he do this?

3. What does Cowney do to try to evade the authorities when he finds out they are looking for him?

4. What does Peter offer Cowney in Part III that begins to solidify their friendship?

5. Who catches Cowney, Essie, and Andrea in the hall in Part III and what is this person's reaction?

6. How do the military men treat Cowney as they are questioning him in Part IV?

7. What does Essie tell the authorities about Cowney in Part IV that causes a lot of trouble for him?

8. Where does Essie want Cowney to take her, and why does she seem to hesitate later?

9. What is some of the dirtiest work Cowney has to perform at the inn and how does he feel about it?

10. What does Essie do when she and Cowney are alone in Part III that makes them both laugh, and how does it affect how Cowney sees her?

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