2. Why does Wilma take Lala to work with her?
(a) She thinks it will be good for Lala to be around her employer.
(b) She wants Lala to help her make money.
(c) She does not feel safe leaving her home with Carson.
(d) She thinks Lala will be able to study better at work with her than at home.

3. What does Tone prefer to his gardening job?
(a) Surfing.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Sailing.

4. What was Sergeant Beckles' relationship with the Queen of Sheba like at first?
(a) Mutually affectionate.
(b) Symbiotic.
(c) Indifferent on both sides.
(d) Antagonistic.

5. Who does Adan tell Lala he thinks is acting strangely in Chapter 18?
(a) Esme.
(b) Carson.
(c) Wilma.
(d) Tone.

6. What does Adan do to Lala in Chapter 27 that makes her think he is really going to kill her?
(a) Throws her down the stairs.
(b) Cuts her with a knife.
(c) Chokes her.
(d) Shoots her.

7. Who does Lala approach on the beach after Adan beats her in Chapter 18?
(a) Grayson and Mira.
(b) Wilma.
(c) Sergeant Beckles.
(d) Tone.

8. Where is Baby's wake after the funeral?
(a) Adan's.
(b) Tone's.
(c) Wilma's.
(d) Mira's.

9. Where does Adan get Lala's engagement ring?
(a) Farley's.
(b) Chinky's.
(c) Rigg's.
(d) Henley's.

10. What does Auntie Petra do to Adan for stealing from Dr. Thompson's daughter?
(a) Makes him eat dirt.
(b) Beats him.
(c) Grounds him.
(d) Throws him out of the house.

11. What kind of dresses does Lala wear on the beach in Chapter 22?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Gingham.
(c) Polyester.
(d) Seersucker.

12. How has Beckles come to take the solving of Baby's murder?
(a) As the last case he will work on before retirement.
(b) As a mission from God.
(c) Personally.
(d) As a test of wills between him and his long-time nemesis.

13. What does Mira notice about how Rosa treats the first Mrs. Whalen?
(a) She is more affectionate with her than she is with Mira.
(b) She is very deferential to the first Mrs. Whalen.
(c) She acts like a child in front of the first Mrs. Whalen.
(d) She is colder towards her than she is with Mira.

14. What does Lala know that some people lie about in abusive relationships?
(a) The way their partners feel about them.
(b) The way they think they will leave.
(c) The first slap.
(d) The circumstances of their marriages.

15. What is one reason for Mira's extreme unhappiness in Chapter 19?
(a) She is lonely and feels she has no real friends or family.
(b) She is broke.
(c) She is trapped in the house by evil spirits, she believes.
(d) She is very ill.