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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 Dr. Shields want the group to do with their "murder lists?"
(a) Keep them and put them on their refrigerators at home.
(b) Keep them and laminate them to be carried in their purses.
(c) Tape them to their desks at work.
(d) Burn them.

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

3. What is on the table when the killer awakens in the morning?
(a) A newspaper from tomorrow.
(b) A newspaper torn to pieces.
(c) A newspaper cut into many pieces.
(d) A newspaper clipping of his victim.

4. Who is Peter Morris?
(a) Regan's old boyfriend.
(b) Alec's boss.
(c) A man who was refused grant money from the foundation.
(d) A friend of Henry's.

5. Who does Regan talk to about her day at kindergarten?
(a) Her new friend, Cordie.
(b) Her oldest brother, Aiden.
(c) Her chauffeur.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the girls get to the reception with Dr. Shields, what does Sophie have hidden in her purse?

2. What are Regan's plans for Henry when he graduates?

3. What happens to the killer when the demon wants out?

4. Where does Regan live?

5. What do Regan, Sophie, and Cordie finally end up doing after Regan is accosted in the parking garage?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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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