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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 Helen have in her hand when she's talking with Mona?
(a) An orange
(b) A tube of lipstick
(c) A statue
(d) A glass of wine

2. Why does Carl say he's asking about the deaths in his building?
(a) He says that he accidentally sang the culling song
(b) He says he smells an odd odor
(c) He says there's a weird stain on his ceiling
(d) He says the water tasted funny

3. Why does Helen tell the librarian she needs to know who checked out the book with the culling song?
(a) She says her daughter left a family photo in the book
(b) She says she has to destroy the book
(c) She says it's dangerous
(d) She says the woman might kill someone

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

5. Who does Helen call on her cell phone in her quest for directions?
(a) Carl
(b) The owners of the antique store
(c) Duncan
(d) Mona

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of house does Helen say she and her husband lived in when their son, Patrick, died?

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

4. What does Carl say is the only fact known about sudden infant death syndrome?

5. What is Henderson's computer password?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the story about the nurse who killed so many people?

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

4. What is the inverted pyramid?

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

6. What is Carl's purpose for his first meeting with Helen?

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

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 does Carl offer up as "credentials" that he's worthy of following this story and why does he give that information to Helen?

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

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