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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 happens when the uniform cop enters the warehouse?
(a) He recognizes the other cop and blows his cover.
(b) The undercover cop opens fire on him.
(c) He is killed in the gunfight.
(d) He is handcuffed by the twins.

2. What is Alec Buchanan doing in Boston?
(a) Interviewing with the FBI and seeing his family.
(b) Talking to his brother Nick about a new business venture.
(c) Interviewing with the Boston Police Department.
(d) Visiting his brother and wife to see the new baby.

3. How does Henry get his job working for Regan?
(a) Henry was Regan's grandmother's assistant.
(b) Regan's brothers hired him to keep an eye on Regan.
(c) Henry was a hotel employee before he worked for Regan.
(d) His high school teacher got him the intership at the hotel.

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

5. Why does Sophie not want to do the investigation herself?
(a) She's not sure if her instincts are right and she needs a second opinion.
(b) She is afraid of Dr. Shields.
(c) She's afraid other reporters will spot her and get the story before her.
(d) She wants to teach Regan and Cordie how to investigate so they can do this all the time.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the killer see on his face when he looks in the mirror?

4. What does Regan tell Alec that she saw the day she came to the police station to talk to Sweeney?

5. When the girls meet for lunch, what are Sophie's plans for the weekend?

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. 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?

3. Why is Sweeney being investigated by the Internal Affairs department?

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. Who is Dr. Lawrence Shields and what is his relationship with Mary Coolidge?

9. 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?

10. 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?

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