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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 helps Jack figure out the secret of the toy car?
(a) Milkdud.
(b) Abe.
(c) Yoshio.
(d) Vicky.

2. Where does Jack tell Alicia he will take her after she works at the Center, on the day after the country house incident?
(a) To a safe house.
(b) To her place.
(c) To Gia's for dinner.
(d) Back to the Clayton House.

3. What is Alicia's reaction to the news of the arsonist's death?
(a) Shocked silence.
(b) She shows no noticable response.
(c) Stoic acceptance.
(d) Guilt and devastation.

4. How does Yoshio refer to Jack, before learning his name?
(a) Yojimbo.
(b) Ronin.
(c) MacGuyver.
(d) Gumshoe.

5. What does Alicia discover in her childhood bedroom?
(a) A diary.
(b) A message.
(c) A book.
(d) A toy car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jack spend Christmas Eve?

2. Where do Alicia and Jack go after sneaking away from Sam Baker at the Clayton House?

3. What does Jack do with the dead bodies at the cabin in the woods?

4. Who shoots Kemel?

5. What is written on the red vinyl key case that Jack finds at the Clayton House?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alicia destroy her father's discovery?

2. Explain if Alicia appears ready to move on with her life by the end of the novel.

3. Why does Jack maintain the country house?

4. Describe Yoshio's strengths.

5. Is Kemel an honorable man?

6. Describe events that take place at the cabin in the mountains, after Yoshio arrives.

7. Why does Kemel just want the Clayton House situation to be resolved?

8. Describe Ronald Clayton's will.

9. Why does Thomas want the Clayton House?

10. Describe Jack's house hunt.

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