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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. What signal is given and received?
(a) A whistle.
(b) Several knocks back and forth.
(c) A bell ringing.
(d) A phone call.

2. What does Jimmy buy in preparation of the second of Grandpa Josef's terrible day predictions?
(a) A burglar alarm.
(b) Pepper spray.
(c) A guard dog.
(d) A 9mm pistol.

3. What does Jimmy do to avoid saying something dumb or insensitive?
(a) He rehearses.
(b) He speaks slowly and firmly.
(c) He counts in his head before speaking.
(d) He sings in his head.

4. What 'gift' does Punch give Jimmy and Lorrie?
(a) He sets them free.
(b) He promises to name his first born after them.
(c) He kills Crinkles and Honker.
(d) He give them a bag of money.

5. Who does Punch claim dispatched the killer nurse to the hospital to kill his father, Konrad?
(a) The circus leader.
(b) Virgilio Vivacemente.
(c) The fat lady's husband.
(d) A rival clown troupe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Snow Village founded?

2. What does Lorrie forget at home?

3. What does the killer search for in the room with the periodicals?

4. Who do they collectively remind Jimmy of?

5. What does Jimmy do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do most residents in Snow Village make their living?

2. What things does Jimmy reveal about himself to Lorrie before he proposes?

3. What does Punchinello tell Jimmy and Lorrie about the day of his birth?

4. What does Jimmy tell Punch in an effort to ensure that no harm will come to Lorrie?

5. What makes Jimmy nervous about the addition of Crinkles to the situation?

6. What makes Jimmy decide to use the nail file on Punchinello?

7. What is the purpose of the tunnel and who built it?

8. What is so incredible about the predictions made by Josef in the hospital?

9. In what way does the killer reveal vulnerability?

10. Who arrives while they are talking to the killer and why does that buoy his spirits?

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