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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Blaze Duvall drinking at Ambrose’s that she knows she should stop drinking?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Beer.
(c) White wine.
(d) Tequila.

2. In Chapter 6, to what does the narrator compare the gathering of the men around Blaze?
(a) Like a horse to water.
(b) Like bees to honey.
(c) Like pigs to a trough.
(d) Like sharks on a blood slick.

3. When Simon appears, who is with him?
(a) His boss.
(b) His new girlfriend.
(c) His Kiwi brother-in-law.
(d) No one.

4. What is the name Leeds gives to Simon Cooke?
(a) Wharf Rat.
(b) Snaggle Tooth.
(c) Beach Bum.
(d) Simon the Crook.

5. Why does Letch get away with harassing the women at work?
(a) There are not enough cops to do patrols, so the precinct cannot risk losing him.
(b) He is such a talented vice cop.
(c) No one believes any woman would ever touch him.
(d) He is sneaky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What significant event mentioned in the novel shares this same date but 53 years prior?

2. How does Blaze try to take away Simon’s uncertainty about wrecking the Kiwi’s fastest boat?

3. What are true talents of Blaze Duvall’s?

4. How had Blaze learned Ambrose’s real name?

5. When Blaze receives a page from Ambrose, what excuse does she give the sailors?

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