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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does David think his father has been crying?
(a) He blows his nose.
(b) His voice cracks when he says goodbye.
(c) His voice is hoarse.
(d) His eyes are red.

2. What question does Len ask Wesley for which Wesley doesn’t know the answer?
(a) How Frank murdered Marie.
(b) If Wesley is ready to resign as Sheriff.
(c) Why Frank would possibly think murdering Marie would go unchallenged.
(d) How Julian got into Wesley's house the night before.

3. What did Mel Paddock think when Wesley gave him the name of the suspect?
(a) Paddock was sad for Wesley.
(b) Paddock was not surprised.
(c) Paddock was stunned
(d) Paddock was not given the name.

4. What does David say his family planned to attend?
(a) The new Baptist church.
(b) Frank's trial.
(c) The county fair.
(d) Marie's funeral.

5. What does Frank say he did not want?
(a) To be paraded in front of the courthouse staff.
(b) For Julian to know about the arrest.
(c) To see his parents.
(d) To go to prison.

6. What does Julian order Wesley to do?
(a) Let Frank escape.
(b) Call in an impartial investigator.
(c) Stop the investigation.
(d) Let Julian handle the investigation.

7. What does Wesley say about Marie's friends?
(a) Marie's friends loved her dearly.
(b) Marie's friends should be able to attend Marie's burial.
(c) Marie's friends did not appreciate her.
(d) Marie has friends in Montana.

8. What does Wesley point out to David when Wesley calls him outside?
(a) Peeling paint.
(b) Weeds in the garden
(c) A hole in the fence.
(d) Broken handrail on the porch.

9. What is David putting together for fun?
(a) A dinosaur farm.
(b) An ant farm.
(c) A butterfly collection.
(d) A model airplane.

10. What was Frank supposedly doing when he died?
(a) Wiring a bad circuit in the basement.
(b) Trying to escape.
(c) Helping Wesley fix up the basement.
(d) Fixing the chimney flashing on Wesley's house.

11. Where is Wesley going to have Frank moved?
(a) Helena
(b) To his parents' home
(c) Nowhere
(d) Butte

12. What symbolism does David observe at the graveside services?
(a) A feather drifting down onto the casket.
(b) A coyote howling in the distance.
(c) A vulture landing near the grave.
(d) The open grave separating members of the family.

13. What does David say Clarence Undset is bound to know?
(a) Frank was guilty as sin.
(b) The real cause of Frank's death.
(c) Frank did not believe in God.
(d) Wesley was about to let Frank go.

14. What does Frank not deny?
(a) Crossing the line with his patients at times.
(b) Raping the two teens.
(c) Killing Marie.
(d) Murdering the older Indian woman.

15. Wesley talks about what offer?
(a) To teach law classes in North Dakota.
(b) To open a feed store in North Dakota.
(c) To practice law in North Dakota.
(d) To practice law in Montana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who runs for Sheriff of Mercer County?

2. What does Wesley reluctantly tell Julian about Frank's crimes?

3. What does David say is a result of keeping secrets?

4. Who leaves Montana soon after David's family?

5. What does Enid propose as a defense of the accusations of sexual assault against Frank?

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