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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tempts Jack to go into another line of work, according to his own thoughts, on the day the toys are returned?
(a) His love for boats and water.
(b) Taking care of his ailing father.
(c) Spending his life with Gia and Vicky.
(d) The children he sees with AIDS.

2. Who breaks into Kemel's apartment on the night a person is caught breaking into the Clayton House?
(a) Yoshio Takita.
(b) Sam Baker.
(c) Jack.
(d) Will Matthews.

3. How is Sam Baker connected to Janey?
(a) Janey is his mother's imaginary friend.
(b) Janey is his mother's primary caregiver.
(c) Janey is the person who gives him work.
(d) Janey is the girl he likes who works at a grocery store.

4. Who is Jorge?
(a) A volunteer at the Center for Children with AIDS.
(b) Alicia's half-brother.
(c) The man following Sam Baker.
(d) A man who runs a janitorial service.

5. How many floors are there in the Hand Building?
(a) 40.
(b) 26.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

6. What does Jack see Gia doing when he leaves the Center for Children with AIDS after his first meeting with Alicia?
(a) Feeding a baby.
(b) Giving medicine to a child.
(c) Talking on the phone.
(d) Giving a tour.

7. What does Gia tell Jack that she wants him to do on the day the toys are returned?
(a) Go into a legitimate line of work.
(b) Help Alicia.
(c) Take credit for his good deed.
(d) Order pizza.

8. Why does Milkdud tell Jack he got rid of his dreadlocks?
(a) For his girlfriend.
(b) They get in the way of a quick escape.
(c) For a new job.
(d) He needed a new disguise.

9. Who is David Johns?
(a) An alias used by Jack.
(b) A magician.
(c) Ramirez's attorney.
(d) A caretaker.

10. What best describes Alicia's impression of the person that she meets for lunch the day after her first visit from the detective?
(a) Apologetic.
(b) Informative and abrupt.
(c) Friendly and open.
(d) Demanding and threatening.

11. What does Alicia's lawyer say to her when she first speaks to him in the novel?
(a) That he has bad news.
(b) That he forgot his umbrella.
(c) That he has good news.
(d) That he is running late.

12. Who works at the Center for Children with AIDS in NYC?
(a) Sam Baker.
(b) Finnegan.
(c) Jack.
(d) Alicia.

13. Why does the detective visit Alicia at her apartment on Tuesday?
(a) To ask her out on a date.
(b) To show her a picture of a child.
(c) To ask her for more details on what happened at the Center.
(d) To tell her the molester is threatening to sue.

14. What happens to the Nail after arriving to the Center for Children with AIDS?
(a) He vomits and falls asleep.
(b) Alicia cares for his wounds.
(c) He is sent to a safe house.
(d) He is arrested.

15. How do Alicia and the detective feel about each other on his first visit to her apartment?
(a) They are attracted to each other.
(b) They treat each other with disdain.
(c) He is attracted to her; she is uncomfortable.
(d) She is attracted to him; he is aloof.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Gates?

2. What does Kemel wish he could do after finishing praying on Monday?

3. What does Jack discover in the Victorian house?

4. Why does Jack fear for Gia's safety when she tells him about the theft at the Center for Children with AIDS?

5. What does Jack want Milkdud to help him do?

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