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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. Where did Billie work when her husband was arrested for murder?
(a) A MASH unit.
(b) Community Medical Center.
(c) The Matoloking Hospital ER.
(d) Riverside Clinic.

2. At what point on the Appalachian trail does Starkey figure the kill will take place?
(a) Jefferson Point.
(b) Calhoun Pass.
(c) Donner Point.
(d) Loudoun Heights.

3. What does Alex tell John is his motive to continue the murder investigations?
(a) FBI status.
(b) Entertainment.
(c) Reward money.
(d) Payback.

4. What kind of car does John drive?
(a) A blue Suburban.
(b) An old Porsche.
(c) A black Mercury Cougar.
(d) A new Honda CRV.

5. What is John's personal favorite food for breakfast?
(a) Bear claws.
(b) Biscuits and gravy.
(c) Farina.
(d) Grapefruit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called Alex that John thinks Sergeant Cooper desperately made do so?

2. What disease caused Ronald, the witness to the Fort Bragg murders, to be bound to a wheelchair?

3. Where does Jamilla live?

4. What is the name of the blond prostitute that the Three Blind Mice pick up as they leave the Pump?

5. Where is the Seventy-Fifth Ranger Regiment,Third Battalion originally out of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What piece of evidence threatens to convict Sergeant Cooper and why?

2. Where is the Misfits Pub and how does the author describe it in relation to Fort Bragg?

3. How does Alex describe the memory he has of John coming over to Nana's house as a child?

4. What does John tell Billie about his relationship with Sergeant Cooper?

5. How does Alex feel about his relationship with Jamilla at the beginning of the book?

6. Describe "basic allowance housing" at Fort Bragg.

7. What is the attitude of Ronald Hodge as Alex and John interview him as a witness to the crimes that occurred next door?

8. Why do people seem to want to see Alex hooked up with a woman again?

9. What anecdote does John share with Billie about returning from the war?

10. What is the scene like when Alex and John arrive at Sergeant Cooper's cell during the deathwatch preceding his execution?

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