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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 Cordie sees the look on Alec's face at the park, what does she know?
(a) That he is lovesick and frozen.
(b) That he is worried, but doesn't know what to do next.
(c) That he is relaxed and knows he can find the killer.
(d) That if Alec gets to the killer first, there will be no trial.

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

3. When the killer can't find Regan in the park, why is he panicked? What does he want to tell Regan?
(a) That he is angry because she is rich.
(b) That she looks like his wife.
(c) Why he is killing her.
(d) That he is in love with her.

4. 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) Save Regan from the killer.
(c) Find Regan to give her the engagement ring.
(d) Take a jog.

5. How does Regan get to sleep after Alec leaves her bedroom?
(a) She drinks a glass of warm milk.
(b) She takes a sleeping pill.
(c) She cries herself to sleep.
(d) She reads until she falls asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. The killer chases Regan to the ravine. What makes him think she is down there?

2. In the park after everything is over, what does Regan ask Alec?

3. When Alec hears the gunshots in the park, who pleads with him not to go?

4. On the plane, what story does Regan tell Alec about her childhood?

5. What new jewelry is Regan sporting at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. After making love in Chapter 35, Alec gets up to go to the bathroom. What does Regan think and why? How does this reaction play into Regan and her family dynamics?

2. 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?

3. What happens to Sophie when she publishes her article about Dr. Shields? How is she rewarded? What in her life changes? Is there more to the story of Dr. Shields?

4. At the end of the novel, what is the final event that shows how much Regan is loved by her brother Aiden?

5. Alec is trying to get to Regan before the killer does. But, Alec has two reasons he needs to save Regan. What are they?

6. In the end, the reader is clear as to why Eric Gage wanted to kill Regan, but will Regan ever be sure? Will she ever know the complete story? Why or why not?

7. 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?

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. 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?

10. At the hospital fundraiser, Alec makes the connection and figures out who Sophie Rose's father is. Who is Sophie's father and why does this relationship make Alec uncomfortable?

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