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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 color are the candles Mona places on the flat rock on the floor?
(a) Gold and silver
(b) Purple and white
(c) Black and blue
(d) Orange and yellow

2. Who is the radio personality Carl kills?
(a) Dr. Sara
(b) Judge Judy
(c) Rev. Flatt
(d) Mr. Ed

3. What does Carl say he learned about the inverted pyramid in journalism school?
(a) That you begin with the most important fact
(b) That you begin at the beginning of the story
(c) That you tell the story in chronological order
(d) That you keep the most important fact for the end

4. Where had the Stuart's eaten dinner the night before their deaths?
(a) At home
(b) Chez Chef
(c) Grandby's
(d) Taco Bell

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Helen say she's never going to use her lipstick again after giving one woman a facial?

2. What flies out of the mouth of the officer who is killed by Carl singing the culling song?

3. What does Carl discover about his ability to remember the culling song?

4. What is the nickname given to the hospital where the four aides were killing people?

5. What does Carl say is standard procedure with regard to a parent's role in a baby's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the inverted pyramid?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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