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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 is on the apron worn by the woman in the kitchen?
(a) Silver spoons
(b) Red strawberries
(c) Yellow chickens
(d) Blue daisies

2. 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 it's suddenly silent in the rest of the building
(c) That everyone has turned off their televisions and music
(d) That there's a vent that carries sound to other apartments

3. Where does Carl say the culling song originated?
(a) Australia
(b) Antartica
(c) Africa
(d) Asia

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 name of the paramedic
(c) The name of the grandmother
(d) The color of the ornament

5. What is next to the radio on Mona's desk?
(a) A magazine
(b) A police scanner
(c) A miniature house
(d) A make-up mirror

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Helen's purse?

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

3. What does Carl say when Mona asks when he last "got laid?"

4. How many copies of the book were there in the original press run?

5. What does Helen say she wants to do with the original copy of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Briefly describe three of three people Carl kills on the way back to his office.

4. What is the ethics question Carl says journalists are asked before they complete their ethics class?

5. What are some of the myths about sudden infant death that Carl says have been disproved?

6. What is the inverted pyramid?

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

8. What is the Mirror Book and who has one on the trip?

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

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

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