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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 does Melissa tell Alec about Regan's computer email?
(a) That there were more threatening emails.
(b) That Regan's emails are boring.
(c) That she lost all of Regan's emails.
(d) That she removed Regan's email from the "loop" of readers.

2. When Alec and Regan begin spending evenings together in her suite, what do they do?
(a) They play poker.
(b) They watch movies and talk about their childhoods.
(c) They clean out Regan's files.
(d) They call room service and eat dinner in the room.

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

4. What happens when Regan goes to the store to buy Cordie a birthday gift?
(a) The sales clerk is so rude that she leaves the store without making the purchase.
(b) The line at the check out counter is too long and she leaves the store.
(c) She doesn't find what she wants and leaves the store.
(d) The store is so crowded that she leaves.

5. How does Sophie get Mary Coolidge's diary?
(a) Sophie took the diary out of the trash can.
(b) Another newspaper reporter gave the diary to Sophie.
(c) Mary Coolidge gave Sophie her diary before she died.
(d) Sophie knew Mary Coolidge's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Shields want the group to do with their "murder lists?"

2. When the killer arrives home after he chases Regan in the parking lot, what is he thinking?

3. What is Sophie's job when she begins the investigation about Mary?

4. What is the Murdock Hotel?

5. What does the computer technician, Melissa, tell Regan about the photo on her computer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Regan and the girls attend the seminar by Dr. Shields, Regan believes there is a "plant." Who is it?

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

6. When the computer technician arrives, she tells Regan that the photo is showing exactly how Sweeney was found by the police. Why is this such frightening news? Who would know what Sweeney looked like when he was killed?

7. In Chapter 27 at the party for the high school artists, who do you think is the uninvited guest and what does he want with Regan? It could be several people. Give your answer and explain.

8. What does the sketch artist think about the image of the killer?

9. Alec is in trouble at work. What has he done to anger his boss, Lewis? How does this one action affect the relationship between the two men?

10. 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?

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