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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 is Jamie staying after he is released from jail pending the trial?
(a) The Wheelock Inn.
(b) Ellen McDonald's house.
(c) Angus's house.
(d) The Inn of the Clan.

2. What time is it when the husband drives up to his house and sees the woman sitting in the yard?
(a) 4:28 p.m.
(b) 5:24 p.m.
(c) 5:32 p.m.
(d) 5:26 p.m.

3. When do Cam and Mia finalize their plans to meet?
(a) While cooking dinner.
(b) In a email.
(c) While doing the dishes.
(d) In a note.

4. What does Mia teach Allie about while they work together in the flower shop?
(a) Bonsai trees.
(b) Herbal potions.
(c) Flower arrangements.
(d) Roses.

5. What happens to several woman standing nearby when Jamie confesses to murder in the parking lot of the police station?
(a) They faint.
(b) They punch Jamie.
(c) They run away.
(d) They vomit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cam do when he is alone with Mia the day after Jamie's confession?

2. Who surprises Mia when she comes to the flower shop unannounced while Allie is out of town?

3. What is the name of Mia's cat?

4. What does Angus do before talking with Cam about Jamie's arrest?

5. What was the amount of the bond set for Jamie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Clan McDonald end up settling in Wheelock, Massachusetts?

2. Why does Cam secretly hire a lawyer for Jamie?

3. What is significant about the newspaper article Cam reads while he is waiting for Mia to bring dinner back to the flower shop one night?

4. What surprising information does Cam learn from the private detective?

5. Why did Ellen McDonald embrace New Age ideas after her husband's death eight years ago?

6. In the opening of the novel, what does the woman do after her husband comes home to a house that has been emptied of his possessions?

7. What is the library lecture given by Verona MacBean about?

8. Why does Allie envy Maggie?

9. What in particular concerns Allie about her relationship with Cam?

10. Why is euthanasia not a good defense for Jamie's trial?

(see the answer keys)

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