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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 Alec runs into the woods at the park, what is he trying to do?
(a) Find Regan to tell her he loves her.
(b) Take a jog.
(c) Find Regan to give her the engagement ring.
(d) Save Regan from the killer.

2. At the end of the novel, who is taking over Regan's job?
(a) Henry.
(b) Aiden.
(c) Spencer.
(d) Emily.

3. When Alec arrives at the park, what is the first thing he hears?
(a) The police sirens.
(b) Cordie screaming.
(c) Gunfire.
(d) Regan screaming.

4. When the killer is looking for Regan in the ravine, he hears someone approaching. What does the killer do?
(a) Falls into the ravine and dies.
(b) Jumps in the ravine and hides himself.
(c) Hides behind the rock wall.
(d) Turns and fires at the approaching person.

5. When Regan picks up the phone on Henry's desk, who is on the line?
(a) Emily.
(b) Cordie.
(c) Peter Morris.
(d) Sophie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the police find on Eric Gage's kitchen table?

2. When Sophie publishes her article about Shields, what happens?

3. What happens to Nina Gage's legs in the car accident?

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

5. What does Alec think the country club looks like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. The morning after Alec and Regan's night together, Regan is called into Spencer's office and a discussion ensues. Regan is stronger and more forthright with her brothers. Why?

5. After their evening of romance, Alec leaves. What does Regan realize when Alec leaves?

6. When Regan stops to tie her shoe and spots the killer in the park, he yells at her to run. Why does he do this?

7. When Alec and Regan are flying to Boston for Regan to meet Alec's family, why does she tell him about her first day at kindergarten and the bully and the barrettes?

8. When Peter Morris calls Regan on the phone from the bar, he tells Regan about the role Emily played in everything that has happened. What information does he reveal? What leads the police to believe Morris is the killer?

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. Where will Alec and Regan live when they move to Boston and what will Regan do for a living?

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