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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 is the killer hiding in the garage?
(a) A body.
(b) His clothes.
(c) A gun and a knife.
(d) "Souvenirs" from his victims.

2. When Regan is re-telling the story to Alec about the man chasing her in the garage, what does she suddenly realize?
(a) That she realized the man chasing her was Dr. Shields.
(b) That she recognized the man who was chasing her.
(c) That she hasn't used her cell phone since that evening.
(d) That she realized she overpaid for the convention.

3. How does Sweeney plan to blackmail Lt. Lewis?
(a) He plans to kidnap Lewis' wife.
(b) Lewis is playing around on his wife, and Sweeney is going to send photos.
(c) Lewis is on the take, and Sweeney is keeping track of all the money he is making illegally.
(d) He has Lewis' high school pictures.

4. Detective Lewis is mad after he hears that Alec has resigned. What does Lewis do with all of Alec's cases?
(a) Lewis gives all of Alec's cases to Wincott.
(b) Lewis gives Alec all of Sweeney's cases.
(c) Lewis doesn't do anything with Alec's cases.
(d) Lewis takes the cases away from Alec.

5. How does Mary Coolidge meet Dr. Lawrence Shields?
(a) At one of Dr. Shield's self-help seminars.
(b) At her husband's funeral.
(c) In Rome on vacation.
(d) At the Hamilton Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Regan asks Alec about his perfect woman. Alec describes her. Who does Alec's perfect woman look like?

2. A friend of Sophie's father got information about Dr. Shields. What is it?

3. When Regan tells Sophie and Cordie about the man chasing her in the parking garage, what do Regan's friends suggest she do?

4. During the reception with Dr. Shields, who writes real names of real people on her "murder list"?

5. Why is Peter Morris calling Regan's assistant every day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. During the drug bust in Chapter 6, a uniformed officer appears on the scene to give the twin drug dealers a parking ticket. What happens in the warehouse? What do you think will happen to the officer? Will he be in trouble for this action? Why?

3. 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?

4. In Chapter 18, Regan recalls the events of the evening after the seminar and the man chasing her in the garage for Alec. After the man chased Regan in the garage, Regan looked at his face. Regan watched his expression change. What is the man's expression, how does it change, and what does it mean? What does the reader know that Regan doesn't know about this man's personal life? How does this information connect to Regan falling down?

5. In Chapter 28, when Alec returns to the hotel he seems to be bothered by the morning events. Why does the bust at Kevin's house weigh on Alec's mind?

6. In Chapter 23, Regan reveals that she omitted a person from her murder list because she was distracted. Who does Regan NOT put on her murder list?

7. What is Regan's hotel suite a symbol of in this story? Why do the girls return back to the suite after they reported the incident in the parking garage to the police? Why do they change their original plans to go to dinner?

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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