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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What flies out of the mouth of the officer who is killed by Carl singing the culling song?
(a) Spit
(b) His dentures
(c) The tip of his tongue
(d) A piece of gum

2. What does Carl discover after saying the culling poem in the shower?
(a) That it's suddenly silent in the rest of the building
(b) That he was probably heard in the apartment next door
(c) That there's a vent that carries sound to other apartments
(d) That everyone has turned off their televisions and music

3. What is the setting for the story Carl reads about the 1983 case in which the nurse's aide kills a patient?
(a) Florence, Italy
(b) New York, New York
(c) Lincoln, Nebraska
(d) Vienna, Austria

4. What does Carl say is the problem with every story?
(a) You can't be sure what's the truth
(b) There's never enough time to entertain the reader
(c) You tell it after the fact
(d) There are too many stories to tell them all

5. What are the details Carl recites from the calendar he saw on the wall of the apartment of his second crib death story?
(a) The date of a dentist appointment and a birthday
(b) The date of a doctor appointment and a GED test
(c) The date of a doctor appointment and a dentist appointment
(d) The baby's birthday and the date of a GED test

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the detail the editor asks for in the hypothetical question on Carl's ethics test?

2. What is the name realtors give to the houses that are haunted?

3. Why is Carl really meeting Mona?

4. What is the first class action lawsuit Carl sees in the newspaper?

5. Where does Carl and Helen meet for the second time?

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