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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. Who does Adan tell Lala he wants to kill?
(a) Wilma.
(b) Stella.
(c) Mira Whalen.
(d) Carson.

2. What does Mira do during the robbery that enrages Adan?
(a) Stabs him.
(b) Spits at him.
(c) Pulls the mask off his face.
(d) Pulls the stocking off his face.

3. What happens to Esme in Chapter 11 that becomes a terrible family secret?
(a) She is assaulted on the beach by a neighbor.
(b) Her father rapes her.
(c) She robs a store and is sent to jail.
(d) Her mother beats her to death.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who wakes Mira up in the middle of the night in Chapter 9 ask her for?

2. What does Adan tell Tone he wants to talk about with him the following day?

3. What does Wilma call Lala?

4. What happens in Mira's nightmares in Chapter 2?

5. Who does Adan sometimes sell coconuts to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wilma send her own daughter Esme away from the house when Esme is a young girl?

2. Why does Lala go out to find Adan in the middle of the night early in Part I?

3. What problems does Sam have following Peter's death?

4. What does Sergeant Beckles think about the death of Baby?

5. What is Wilma's story to the police about her own marriage to Carson?

6. How does the hospital staff treat Lala when she has her baby there?

7. Whose fault does Adan tell Lala he thinks Peter Whalen's murder is?

8. What does Mira Whalen sometimes feel she is being punished for?

9. How does the one-armed sister lose her arm?

10. What does Mira want more than anything after she marries Peter?

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