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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. When the killer arrives home after he chases Regan in the parking lot, what is he thinking?
(a) The police are coming for him and he better hide.
(b) He failed and might be connected to the other murder of the woman runner.
(c) His wife will find out about the murders.
(d) The beast will believe he failed and punish him.

2. What does Regan offer Melissa, the computer technician, after Melissa helps Regan get the snooper off of her computer?
(a) A job at the hotel.
(b) A free dinner at the hotel.
(c) A nice lunch downtown.
(d) A free stay at the hotel.

3. When Cordie finally calls Regan, what news does she have?
(a) Sophie is dating Dr. Shields.
(b) Dr. Shields left the islands.
(c) She and Sophie are gathering good evidence against Dr. Shields.
(d) They are never coming back from the Cayman Islands.

4. When the girls get to the reception with Dr. Shields, what does Sophie have hidden in her purse?
(a) A notepad.
(b) A picture of Dr. Shields.
(c) Candy.
(d) A tape recorder.

5. The killer knows that Regan and her friends are going to the Liam House Conference Center. How does the killer know where Regan and her friends are going?
(a) The killer hears the valets asking about the location of the convention center.
(b) The killer read an article in the newspaper about Regan attending the seminar.
(c) The killer follows Regan's car to the convention center.
(d) The killer is attending Dr. Shields' seminar at the convention center.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Sophie not want to do the investigation herself?

5. What are the workers doing near the running path where the killer murdered his first victim?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Regan's knee gives out, what happens in the mind of the killer?

2. Why does the picture found on Regan's computer scare her enough to call the police? Does she, at any time, think it is a fake? Why or why not?

3. Why does Sophie really want to get involved with the Mary Coolidge case?

4. Regan is treated rudely by a sales clerk in a store. What is her reaction?

5. Why is Henry Portman, Regan's assistant, so concerned with Peter Morris?

6. 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?

7. As Regan prepares for the hospital charity event in Chapter 29, what is the significance of Regan's computer still being on?

8. 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?

9. What is the significance of Aiden buying Regan a BMW?

10. Sophie tells the other women that Dr. Shields left the island. Why are Sophie and Cordie going to stay after he already left?

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