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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. Erickson's occupation?
(a) Marketing executive.
(b) Real estate businessman.
(c) Movie director.
(d) Entreprenuer.

2. What does Clay remember about the night he and his sisters were in Palm Springs?
(a) Seeing a three-car accident.
(b) Seeing an animal dying in the middle of the road.
(c) Hitting a woman with a car.
(d) Seeing the car on fire.

3. What did Clay do the day after he and his sisters were in Palm Springs?
(a) He got high.
(b) He went back out to the scene of the accident to see what remained.
(c) He checked newspapers to confirm or deny what he thought he saw.
(d) He told his sisters not to tell his parents about the accident.

4. After seeing his sisters, what does Clay do the morning after Christmas?
(a) Watches TV with his sisters.
(b) Calls Blair.
(c) Swims laps.
(d) Eats breakfast.

5. In Part 3, why does Blair want to spend time alone with Clay?
(a) She wants to give Clay a present.
(b) She wants to talk to him about Muriel.
(c) She wants to break up with him.
(d) She senses that their relationship is in some jeopardy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Clay sneezing blood at his psychiatrist appointment?

2. When Blair calls Clay on Christmas Eve at his home, how does she try to entice him?

3. What does Clay do to relax himself and Julian while in Mr. Erickson's hotel room?

4. What does Clay remember about his last Christmas in Palm Springs?

5. Who does Clay eat dinner with on Christmas Eve night?

(see the answer key)

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