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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does the child learn in the book?
(a) Flute.
(b) Piano.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Harp.

2. Who says, "all I know is that he shot her through the heart"?
(a) The man at the bar.
(b) The patronne.
(c) Anne.
(d) The child.

3. What kind of birds does Anne say are everywhere and can be found dead after a storm?
(a) Seagulls.
(b) Bluebirds.
(c) Crows.
(d) Pelicans.

4. What time does the workday end?
(a) 7 o'clock.
(b) 6 o'clock.
(c) 5 o'clock.
(d) 5:30.

5. Near the end of Chapter 1, from whom do the police take a statement?
(a) The bar patronne.
(b) The teacher.
(c) Anne.
(d) The dead woman's husband.

6. When does Anne say she goes to the railings at her home?
(a) While her husband is at work.
(b) While her child sleeps.
(c) While her child is away.
(d) While her husband sleeps.

7. What type of tree does the man describe as one of the most beautiful in Anne's garden?
(a) Beech.
(b) Dogwood.
(c) Oak.
(d) Sycamore.

8. What does the book say the whole town was talking about at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Anne's child.
(b) Anne.
(c) The bad weather.
(d) The good weather.

9. Who leads Anne home from the cafe in Chapter 4?
(a) The man.
(b) The patronne.
(c) The child.
(d) The teacher.

10. What does Anne first ask the man when they talk at the cafe in Chapter 3?
(a) What his name is.
(b) Where he lives.
(c) Why he is there.
(d) Why he isn't working.

11. What does Anne claim the man lied to her about?
(a) That the woman's husband murdered her.
(b) That the murdered woman was a drunk.
(c) His profession.
(d) His name.

12. After hearing the noise outside the window during the music lesson in Chapter 1, which character insists that no one investigate and the lesson continue?
(a) No one.
(b) Anne.
(c) The teacher.
(d) The child.

13. Where does Anne tell the man at the bar she usually goes on her walks instead of to the cafe?
(a) The stores.
(b) The park.
(c) The beach.
(d) The beach or park.

14. Who first brings up the murdered woman and her husband in Chapter 4?
(a) The man.
(b) The child.
(c) The patronne.
(d) Anne.

15. Over the course of his and Anne's conversation in Chapter 4, what does the man grow concerned about?
(a) The time.
(b) The wine.
(c) The child.
(d) His own appearance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Anne does when she enters the cafe for the first time?

2. Who says, "this is where the scream came from, I remember"?

3. What term does the teacher ask the child to define in Chapter 1?

4. When does the patronne tell the man that Anne and the child come there for music lessons?

5. What gender and age is the child?

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