2. What does Carl say he wants to tell every family that has lost a child?
(a) That they are to blame
(b) That they are not to blame
(c) To take up a hobby
(d) To see a counselor

3. What does Carl say is the only pattern in crib deaths?
(a) That the number of deaths decreases during times of economic stress
(b) That the number of deaths increases during school vacations
(c) That the number of deaths is completely unrelated to the weather
(d) That the number of deaths increases as the weather cools

4. What is it that's hanging around Oyster's neck?
(a) A Hopi medicine bag
(b) A magical amulet to deflect the culling song
(c) A locket
(d) A dreamcatcher

5. What is the basis for the advertisement regarding a class action lawsuit against Meadow Downs Fitness and Racquet Club?
(a) Poisonous spider bites
(b) Tainted hamburgers
(c) A flesh-eating fungal infection
(d) Tainted turkey

6. What does the "flying virgin" write across the New Mexican sky?
(a) God is the answer
(b) Neuter your animals
(c) Stop having babies
(d) Don't litter

7. What does Carl do with the page containing the culling song?
(a) Burns it
(b) Swallows it
(c) Tears it to shreds
(d) Puts it in Helen's purse

8. What are among the possible causes cited in the newspaper article?
(a) Poison gases
(b) Plague or drugs
(c) The culling song
(d) Heart attacks

9. What does Carl believe happened to Helen's husband and son?
(a) Helen shot them
(b) Helen read them the culling song
(c) The husband had a heart attack and the son died of crib death
(d) They died in a car accident

10. What does Carl say will be used for art with the story he's writing about sudden infant death syndrome?
(a) Charts outlining the mortality rate and potential causes
(b) Photos of funerals
(c) Photos of babies who were happy but now are dead
(d) Photos of empty cribs

11. What does Helen say is Carl's name when she introduces herself as Brenda Williams?
(a) Carl
(b) Robert
(c) William
(d) James

12. What is in the package Carl picks up on his way home from work?
(a) new shoes
(b) Supper
(c) Pieces for a miniature he's building
(d) Newspapers

13. What is the name of the book Helen writes in when she's given a new assassination assignment?
(a) My Diary
(b) The Mirror Book
(c) The Book of Spells
(d) The Grimoire

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

15. What is the first class action lawsuit Carl sees in the newspaper?
(a) Televisions that explode
(b) Spiders hatching out of furniture
(c) Spoiled meat served in restaurants
(d) Beer that causes blindness