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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. Before the race, what does Regan reveal about her feelings for Alec?
(a) That she will not miss him when he moves.
(b) That she loves him.
(c) That she is glad he is leaving for Boston.
(d) That she is glad the entire ordeal is over and she never has to see him again.

2. After Regan and Alec have their romantic evening, why does Alec leave so quickly?
(a) He wants to get back and work on the case.
(b) He wants to keep this a private matter.
(c) He decides he doesn't like Regan.
(d) He is afraid of Aiden.

3. Why does Aiden think Regan would be safer with a new car?
(a) She could have pushed the panic button that night in the garage when she was being followed.
(b) A new car has air bags.
(c) A new car has automatic locks.
(d) A new BMW is a faster car.

4. When Eric Gage is doing his morning chores, what does he hear behind him?
(a) A knock at the door.
(b) A whisper.
(c) His wife calling him from the bedroom.
(d) The outside hose running.

5. What information does Gil have for Alec about Regan's brother, Walker?
(a) Walker has been married three times.
(b) Walker is in town but nobody knows.
(c) Walker is a heavy drinker.
(d) Walker has had some car accidents.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the killer is chasing Regan in the park and he thinks she is down in the ravine, where is Regan hiding?

2. Who is driving the car with the Gages in it when the car accident happens?

3. What direction does Alec give Regan when she needs to move around the room at the hospital charity event?

4. What does Nina Gage do at the end of Chapter 51?

5. What do Alec and Regan agree on before Alec leaves the hotel after their romantic evening?

Short Essay Questions

1. It is discovered that Eric Gage set up Peter Morris. How does Gage do it? What information does he have to find Peter Morris?

2. Although Alec is running through the park to save Regan, Regan actually ends up saving Alec. How does this unusual twist affect the story?

3. When the killer is chasing Regan through the park, he hears someone calling her name and he realizes that he is running out of time and won't be able to tell Regan why he is killing her. Why does he want to tell her that?

4. When Alec hears the gunshots in the park he runs in the direction of the noise. Why does Wincott want him to stop?

5. After Regan and her brothers argue in Spencer's office there is an air of joking or kidding around afterward. What breaks the ice? Will it continue?

6. When Wincott tells the details of the murder of Haley, what bothers Regan the most? Why?

7. At he hospital fundraiser, how do Cordie and Sophie intercept and keep the peace with Regan and her brothers? Do you think it is something they do all the time?

8. In Chapter 30 when Alec and Regan are driving to the charity event, Regan asks Alec if Lewis has any plans to take men off her case. Why is Regan worried that Lewis will pull policemen off her case?

9. After Morris is caught, Gil, Alec's old partner, is still snooping around. What does he discover that could mean that the police have arrested the wrong man?

10. When it is revealed for the first time who the "beast" is, and how does that change the story?

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