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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. How does Carl keep his mind occupied after leaving the office?
(a) He counts his steps
(b) He imagines what his comments for Duncan's feature story
(c) He plans his next story
(d) He sings the culling song

2. What does the man in the trench coat do to make Carl angry?
(a) Shoves him and calls him a name
(b) Yells at an old woman
(c) Refuses to move out of the way
(d) Throws a newspaper on the ground

3. What does Nash set fire to in the bar?
(a) His notes
(b) A paper plate
(c) A book of napkins
(d) A napkin

4. Who is paging Carl while he's talking to Helen?
(a) Oyster
(b) Nash
(c) Duncan
(d) Mona

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Carl decide he'll call the police about his role in Duncan's death?

2. What is on the apron worn by the woman in the kitchen?

3. What does Carl say Henderson dropped out of?

4. What color is Helen's hair?

5. What is the grade Carl receives on his ethics

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Helen get into the home of the woman with the chickens on her apron?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. List the details Carl learns about the man in the trench coat that Carl killed.

9. How does Carl begin to make the connection about the poem and the deaths of children?

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

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