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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frank think Rosie's reaction was to hearing her father's description of the Mackey family?
(a) She thought it was terrible for her father to say such a thing.
(b) She thought it was funny but not true.
(c) She eventually believed it.
(d) She did not ever believe it.

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

3. Who is Cooper?
(a) Frank's first cousin and best friend.
(b) Rosie's older brother.
(c) A boyhood friend of Frank's.
(d) The forensics mortician.

4. How do Nora and Frank part?
(a) With relief.
(b) Kissing.
(c) With regret.
(d) In anger.

5. Why doesn't Nora's husband understand why Nora cannot stop crying?
(a) Because Nora had accepted Rosie's disappearance years ago.
(b) Because Nora didn't even cry when their child was killed.
(c) Because Rosie has been gone so long he does not understand why Nora would still be emotional about it.
(d) Because he has never seen Nora crying.

6. What is Frank's reaction to Stephen's ideas about the case Stephen is investigating?
(a) That Stephen is way off base as far as the cause of Rosie's death.
(b) That Stephen is way off base as far as the cause of Shay's death.
(c) That Stephen is using good logic and thought processes.
(d) That Stephen is not able to make intuitive leaps.

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

8. What animal does Mr. Daly associate with the Mackey family?
(a) Bear.
(b) Baboon.
(c) Gorilla.
(d) Wolverine.

9. What does Frank find surprising about what Holly says about his family?
(a) She loved his father.
(b) Kevin was mean to her.
(c) Shay was mean to her.
(d) She had fun with them.

10. With whom does Frank's father fight at the wake?
(a) Mr. Daly.
(b) Frank's mother.
(c) Frank.
(d) Shay.

11. What surprises Stephen about something Frank asks him?
(a) That Frank seems indifferent about Kevin's death.
(b) That Frank is still sorrowful about Rosie.
(c) That Frank seems indifferent about Shay's death.
(d) That Frank wants Stephen's opinion.

12. What does Frank say about Imelda when he meets her?
(a) She has softened considerably.
(b) She has not aged well.
(c) She does not look any older than when they were in high school.
(d) She is still as obnoxious as ever.

13. What does Frank do when Scorcher is leaning out of the window?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Pulls him back into the house.
(c) Pushes him.
(d) Tells him to notice the scratch marks on the sill.

14. Why is Frank standing by the back door of the Daly house?
(a) Trying to overhear any conversations in the house.
(b) Trying to catch Nora alone to talk to her.
(c) Waiting to break into the house and find some information the police need.
(d) Trying to catch Mr. Daly alone to talk to him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is rotted in the hole?

2. Where does Frank go in Chapter 9?

3. What do the police immediately decide about Kevin?

4. Who does Frank, at this point, think is Rosie's murderer?

5. How does Frank think his father's thinking is skewed?

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