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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Ambrose tell Blaze she will give Simon Cooke to drop the Kiwi’s yacht?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $10,000.

2. In Chapter 3, what is Letch watching when Rita Mason enters?
(a) The evening news.
(b) A security camera.
(c) A confiscated pornographic video.
(d) Security footage.

3. What does the Black man hiding in the shadows outside Dawn’s apartment do after Letch leaves Dawn’s apartment?
(a) He does nothing.
(b) He sneaks into Dawn's apartment and threatens her.
(c) He drives to the Boulevard and asks every prostitute on the street if they know a man named Mr. Boggs.
(d) He goes to the cops to tell them what he saw.

4. On the way to their stakeout point, what does Letch tell Rita Mason?
(a) Be careful.
(b) Enjoy her time as a vice cop.
(c) Keep her eyes open for Dawn Coyote.
(d) Arrest as many Johns as she can.

5. To have Blaze for the entire night, what does Ambrose offer to pay her?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $300.
(d) $10,000.

6. What significant event mentioned in the novel shares this same date but 53 years prior?
(a) The invasion of Normandy.
(b) The attack on Pearl Harbor.
(c) Kristallnacht.
(d) Pope Pius XII elevated the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese.

7. How does Letch respond when Dawn offers to give them someone else instead of her pimp?
(a) He says they only want the pimp.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He smacks her.
(d) He says she can give them both up.

8. What had Simon taught Miles?
(a) How to use the travel-lift.
(b) How to keep the compound secure.
(c) How to sail.
(d) How to use a crane.

9. What is Dawn Coyote’s real name?
(a) Kylie Miller.
(b) Jane Kelly.
(c) Rachel Smith.
(d) Janice Keeting.

10. How much longer will Rita be working as a vice cop?
(a) 2 more weeks.
(b) 2 more months.
(c) 4 more days.
(d) 4 more weeks.

11. Who does Dawn decide to woo on her last night in San Diego?
(a) Older men.
(b) Foreign tourists.
(c) U.S. Navy men.
(d) Regatta sailors.

12. What is the number chosen by Ambrose?
(a) 52.
(b) 48.
(c) 63.
(d) 8.

13. When Dawn is caught by Letch and Westbrook, who are they holding?
(a) Oliver.
(b) Dawn's sister.
(c) Blaze Duvall.
(d) Dawn’s infant son, Billy.

14. Although the evening’s party was meant for the racing syndicates, those syndicates quickly informed who of the party’s location?
(a) The cuppies and sailing-stupids.
(b) Their spouses, partners, and lovers.
(c) Local officials.
(d) The press.

15. What does Fortney think Blaze is or at least should be?
(a) A masseuse.
(b) A model.
(c) A cop.
(d) Miss America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason given by Simon for why it is difficult to enter the Kiwi compound?

2. Why is Dawn reluctant to give up her pimp’s location to the cops?

3. For what was the Keeper of the Cup’s mother unable to forgive him?

4. In Chapter 4, how do the sailing syndicates in the America’s Cup receive the location of the evening’s party?

5. What does Simon realize is the weak spot in the travel-lift?

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