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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is at the bottom of the steps to Adan's house?
(a) A doghouse.
(b) A burger stand.
(c) An old jet ski.
(d) A patch of coconut trees.

2. Why does Wilma decline to use the antiseptic cream on Esme's bruises?
(a) It is too expensive to use on her child.
(b) She is mad at Esme.
(c) Carson is using it.
(d) She does not have any.

3. What does Mira think about how the police are handling the murder investigation?
(a) They are making progress but have not found the killer yet.
(b) They are doing an excellent job.
(c) They are botching it.
(d) They are getting paid to ignore it.

4. What logo is on Adan and Lala's door?
(a) Coke.
(b) Ramen.
(c) Pepsi.
(d) Cheetos.

5. Why does Adan leave Lala at the hospital alone having their baby in Chapter 1?
(a) He has a job to do.
(b) He goes to see the woman he is having an affair with.
(c) He goes to see his own mother.
(d) He is afraid the police will be looking for him because he just murdered a man.

6. How does Wilma describe the circumstances of her own marriage?
(a) She was fiercely in love.
(b) Her mother tricked her into it.
(c) She was indifferent to her marriage.
(d) She was wrenched from the many she really loved and forced to marry someone else.

7. Who does not want to let Mira and the children in at the convenience store?
(a) Tone.
(b) Adan.
(c) Henley.
(d) Markely.

8. Who does Sergeant Beckles lust after?
(a) The Queen of Sheba.
(b) Jacinthe.
(c) Lala.
(d) Wilma.

9. What kind of woman was Wilma in 1963?
(a) A woman of impulse.
(b) A woman of order.
(c) A woman who knew how to end things.
(d) A woman of ill repute.

10. What had Peter been trying to do when he had been killed?
(a) Save his dog.
(b) Protect his money.
(c) Run for the beach.
(d) Save Mira.

11. What is Adan's identifying mark?
(a) His face tattoo.
(b) His large birthmark on his arm.
(c) His lisp.
(d) The scar on his face.

12. Where does Lala say Adan was when she realized Baby was gone?
(a) Fishing with friends.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Robbing a house.
(d) Working at his job as a cook.

13. Which worker at the convenience store is often assigned to watch Mira in the middle of the night?
(a) Henry.
(b) Jack.
(c) Adan.
(d) Tone.

14. What was Wilma thinking about when Esme rushed into her workshop, all beaten and bloody?
(a) Her garden.
(b) A new dress pattern.
(c) Chicken for dinner.
(d) Her friends.

15. Who is Mira's mother?
(a) Esme.
(b) Wilma.
(c) Sally.
(d) Martha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to take the children for the night in Chapter 9 from Mira?

2. Who does Adan blame solely for Baby's death?

3. Who does Wilma send Esme to live with in Chapter 11?

4. What does Mira's mother suggest doing on the phone after Peter's death?

5. What does Mira repeatedly buy at the convenience store?

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