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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frank tell Holly that is still uncertain?
(a) Whether Kevin's death is a homocide or suicide.
(b) Whether Shay's death is a homocide or suicide.
(c) Whether Mr. Daly's death is a homocide or suicide.
(d) If she will be allowed to attend the funeral.

2. What is rotted in the hole?
(a) A mask.
(b) A rag with some sort of chemical on it that preserved it.
(c) Some clothing.
(d) A bag of chips.

3. Where does Frank go in Chapter 9?
(a) To Olivia's house.
(b) To London to pick up some special forensic equipment.
(c) To meet with Rosie's best friends.
(d) To confession.

4. How long does it take Frank to decide to go with Rosie?
(a) Almost a year.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) A couple days.
(d) Several weeks.

5. What does Frank have trouble doing concerning his talking to Holly?
(a) Not criticizing Olivia.
(b) Keeping his temper.
(c) Lying to her.
(d) Hiding information.

6. About what does Frank think his mother would have teased Holly?
(a) Holly's accent and clothing.
(b) Holly's teeth.
(c) Holly's hair color.
(d) Holly's being a picky eater.

7. What does Frank convince Stephen to do?
(a) Give Frank details of the case of Kevin's death.
(b) Give Frank details of the case of Shay's death.
(c) Give Frank details of the case of Mr. Daly's death.
(d) Nothing; Frank is unsuccessful in convincing Stephen.

8. Who in his family does Frank talk to before leaving?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Shay.
(c) His father.
(d) No one.

9. How does Frank propose making up for the lost time from the weekend?
(a) Going to the beach.
(b) Spending the whole day with Holly.
(c) Taking a short vacation to France.
(d) Going to the museums in London when he goes to get the forensic equipment.

10. How does Frank think his father's thinking is skewed?
(a) By his dad's anger at himself.
(b) By his father's prejudice against Catholics.
(c) By his father's prejudice against Prostestants.
(d) By his father's alcoholism.

11. What does Frank request at work?
(a) Reassignment to another city.
(b) Assignment to investigate Kevin's death.
(c) A few days off.
(d) Several month's leave of absence.

12. Why does Holly start crying when Frank goes over to Olivia's house?
(a) Because Frank is not taking Holly anywhere that weekend.
(b) Because of Kevin's death.
(c) Because of Shay's death.
(d) Because Frank is moving from Dublin.

13. With whom did Frank's father sometimes sleep?
(a) Imelda's mother.
(b) No one but his wife.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Theresa Daly.

14. Who is Stephen Moran?
(a) An officer assigned to Scorcher.
(b) An officer assigned to trail Frank since he is a murder suspect.
(c) An officer assigned to fill in for Frank.
(d) A man who witnessed Shay's fall out of the window.

15. What pain has Frank been dealing with for years?
(a) The pain of his younger sister's death.
(b) The pain of his father's alcoholism.
(c) The pain of Rosie leaving without him.
(d) The pain of seeing his family descend into criminal activity to survive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Frank standing by the back door of the Daly house?

2. How do Nora and Frank part?

3. What does Frank do when Scorcher is leaning out of the window?

4. What surprises Stephen about something Frank asks him?

5. What does Kennedy tell Frank when Kennedy arrives at Imelda's place?

(see the answer keys)

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