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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. Where does it seem the baby's cries are coming from?
(a) In the attic
(b) Under the house
(c) In the room that was a nursery
(d) In a wall of the master bedroom

2. How many copies of the book were there in the original press run?
(a) 306
(b) 39
(c) 194
(d) 500

3. What is Henderson's computer password?
(a) No one knows
(b) Sexymama
(c) Henderson
(d) Password

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

5. What does Carl say is standard procedure with regard to a parent's role in a baby's death?
(a) To question them separately
(b) To assure them that they've done nothing wrong
(c) To assume that they are to blame
(d) To keep them away from the crime scene

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Helen tell Rhonda she has to do to get past the grief?

2. What is the basis for the advertisement regarding a class action lawsuit against Meadow Downs Fitness and Racquet Club?

3. What does the guy with sideburns say to the person on the cell phone?

4. What does Carl say will be used for art with the story he's writing about sudden infant death syndrome?

5. What does Carl believe happened to Helen's husband and son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the telephone conversation Helen is having when she meets Carl for the first time.

2. What does Helen say was the reaction of her husband after the death of their son?

3. What is Helen's response when Carl asks if she was responsible for the death of Basil Frankie?

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

5. What does Carl imagine could be the long-reaching effects of having the culling song become public knowledge?

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

7. What does Carl find Helen and the "chicken woman" doing when he returns from the bathroom?

8. What does Carl say is the reason his series about sudden infant death syndrome is so compelling to readers, especially parents and grandparents?

9. What is Mona working on during their car trip and why does she say it's a good hobby?

10. Describe the actions and conversation of the man with the sideburns.

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