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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is responsible for the scratches and bruises on Mavis's face in Chapter 4?
(a) Pandora.
(b) Leonardo.
(c) Mavis.
(d) Feeney.

2. With whom does Justin Young tell Eve that Pandora was romantically involved at the time of her death?
(a) Justin Young.
(b) Tyler Monroe.
(c) Kevin Leander.
(d) Leonardo.

3. What does Casto invite Eve to do with him in Chapter 5?
(a) Go dancing.
(b) Go out to eat.
(c) Join him on a stakeout.
(d) Investigate a case together.

4. What tactic does Eve use to get the report she needs from Dickie Berenski?
(a) She threatens to report him to his superiors.
(b) She threatens to arrest his son, a drug user.
(c) She bribes him with tickets to a baseball game.
(d) She bribes him with cash.

5. What is Justin Young's relationship with Pandora?
(a) He's her friend.
(b) He's her business partner.
(c) He's her coworker.
(d) He's her lawyer.

6. What is Mavis's attitude about the media attention her arrest is bringing her?
(a) She wants her lawyers to use the media for her defense.
(b) She plans to ignore it and hope it goes away.
(c) She thinks it will help her career.
(d) She hates it and becomes tearful when it's mentioned.

7. Whose parents are Free-Agers?
(a) Mavis's.
(b) Peabody's.
(c) Leonardo's.
(d) Roarke's.

8. In the novel's opening line, what does the protagonist say is murder?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Wearing high heeled shoes.
(c) Navigating through New York traffic.
(d) Playing raquetball.

9. What do Boomer's murder and Pandora's murder have in common?
(a) Mavis fought with both victims in public before their deaths.
(b) Leonardo knew both victims.
(c) Mavis was acquainted with both victims.
(d) The unknown drug and death by beating.

10. Which of the following statements is not a reason Mavis so cheerful at the beginning of Chapter 8, despite her recent arrest?
(a) She has the best lawyers a billionaire can buy.
(b) She has just won the lottery.
(c) She has the city's number-one cop on her side.
(d) She has a man who loves her.

11. In which department does Casto work at the police station?
(a) Homicide.
(b) Illegals, i.e. drugs.
(c) Forgery.
(d) Theft.

12. What security measure is present in the lobby of Boomer's flophouse?
(a) A burglar alarm.
(b) A security guard.
(c) A security droid.
(d) A security camera.

13. What does the fact that Dickie Berenski's computer is unable to identify one of the components of the drug found in Boomer's room indicate about that component?
(a) That the component is from a foreign country.
(b) That Dickie Berenski's computer is out of date.
(c) That the component is a brand new man-made substance.
(d) That it originates off planet rather than on earth.

14. What is Mavis's reaction when Eve tells her Leonard has confessed to Pandora's murder?
(a) She confides she has always believed in his guilt.
(b) She wants him arrested at once.
(c) She is relieved he has confessed so she can go free.
(d) She insists Leonardo is incapable of such an act.

15. Where in Boomer's room do Eve and her partner find a blue powder that turns out to be an illegal substance, i.e. a drug?
(a) In the freezer.
(b) Under the mattress.
(c) In the closet.
(d) On top of the kitchen cabinets.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mavis sees the mess in Leonardo's apartment, what does she fear has happened?

2. What is frustrating about Chief Tech Dickie Berenski's processing of evidence in the police station lab?

3. Where do Eve and Peabody find Jake Casto when they return to the police station after meeting with Dickie Berenski in Chapter 8?

4. Why do Mavis's lawyers not want to use a truth detection test or hypnosis in her defense?

5. What do the toxicology reports on Pandora's corpse reveal?

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