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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. Why is the uniform cop talking to the twins at the drug bust?
(a) He is asking directions.
(b) He is giving them a ticket for parking in a no parking zone.
(c) He is trying to buy drugs from them.
(d) He knows one of the twins from college.

2. How does Regan get to kindergarten on her first day?
(a) Regan's grandmother takes her to kindergarten.
(b) Regan's brother, Aiden, takes her to kindergarten.
(c) Regan's mother takes her to kindergarten.
(d) The chauffeur drops Regan off.

3. Why doesn't Regan run at the outdoor trail anymore?
(a) The indoor track at the hotel is now finished and she runs there.
(b) Regan is having trouble with her leg and is not running.
(c) Now that she lives at the hotel, the outdoor trail is too far away.
(d) The outdoor trail is not as good as it should be.

4. Regan asks Alec about his perfect woman. Alec describes her. Who does Alec's perfect woman look like?
(a) Regan.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Alec's mother.
(d) Cordie.

5. What do the workers who are working along the running path find sticking out of the ground?
(a) A toe.
(b) Bloody hair.
(c) A finger.
(d) A head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Alec when he gets home from Boston?

2. What is the killer hiding in the garage?

3. When Regan looks back at the man chasing her, what is the expression on his face?

4. What is Alec Buchanan doing in Boston?

5. Regan is done with her work and has some downtime before next year's grant applications come in. What does Regan decide to do with her free time?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, why is Sophie's mention of Regan's picture in the paper important to the story?

2. Why does the author think it is important to introduce the characters as children? How do you think this plot device will help later in the story?

3. When Regan tells Alec that the murder list is hers, what is his reaction and why?

4. Describe what each girl (Regan, Sophie, and Cordie) wrote on their "murder lists." What does this tell the reader? What danger is Regan in over this list?

5. When the killer arrives home after chasing Regan in the garage, he feels that he has failed, but knows that the "beast" would never let him get caught. Discuss the "beast" as if it were a separate character, as the killer believes. What powers does the "beast" have over the killer?

6. When the workers find the toe sticking out of the ground near the running trail, what do they know about the victim just by looking at the toe? Consider the location. What else could the workers surmise from their findings?

7. What does the killer do when he returns home from murdering the runner in the park?

8. What is the killer's life at home like?

9. In Chapter 19, Wincott tells Alec that Sweeney kept a diary. What does the diary say? Why is this information important? Does any of this connect to Regan? Why or why not?

10. Why does Alec not want to be Regan's bodyguard for three weeks?

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