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

2. What does the guy with sideburns say to the person on the cell phone?
(a) That he's at work
(b) That he's at the bar
(c) That he's at the doctor's office
(d) That he's on a job site

3. Why does Helen say she's never going to use her lipstick again after giving one woman a facial?
(a) She believes the woman had headlice
(b) She believes the woman had ringworm
(c) She knows the woman will die and says it's just creepy
(d) She never shares makeup

4. What is the detail the editor asks for in the hypothetical question on Carl's ethics test?
(a) The name of the babysitter
(b) The color of the ornament
(c) The name of the paramedic
(d) The name of the grandmother

5. What color is Helen's purse?
(a) Green and white
(b) White
(c) Brown and blue
(d) Pink and gold

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nash set fire to in the bar?

2. What does Helen say Carl needs to do if he wants to learn to control this power?

3. What does Nash say he's done to make sure that the police will know what he knows?

4. What is the grade Carl receives on his ethics

5. What does Carl say he learned about the inverted pyramid in journalism school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the "Roadkill Jesus" and what kind of people are gathering because of it?

2. What is the inverted pyramid?

3. What does Helen say about her ability to pray very quickly?

4. How did Helen's husband die and what was the official cause of death?

5. What is the Book of Shadows, what is another name for it and why are Carl, Mona and Helen looking for it?

6. List at least four details Carl has for his first dead baby story.

7. What does Carl say about the sounds he hears from his apartment?

8. Aside from the sudden infant death syndrome, what are the other stories Carl is supposed to be following up on?

9. What does Carl discover about his ability to forget the culling song?

10. What is Helen's real estate business based on?

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