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

2. Alec looks past Regan into the bedroom. What does he see?
(a) Her black dress hanging on a hanger.
(b) A king size bed.
(c) Her room is a mess.
(d) A big screen TV.

3. Regan realizes she's in love with Alec. When does she first realize it?
(a) The evening he talked to Kevin about his deadbeat mother.
(b) When they were in the coffee room at the police station.
(c) When he ran into her on the street, smelling of sewage.
(d) The first time she saw him at the police station.

4. Why is it important to Regan that she spotted the older man and the younger woman outside the custard shop?
(a) Because it was Emily.
(b) Because she also noticed the killer.
(c) Because it was her stepfather.
(d) Because she wanted some frozen custard.

5. In the end, how does Alec feel about Regan?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He hopes to see her again sometime.
(c) He's ready to move on.
(d) He hopes she visits him in Boston.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Aiden comes into Regan's office after they received the fax of Haley Cross, what does Regan take the opportunity to do?

3. What does the killer yell to Regan when she looks up and recognizes him across the ravine?

4. When Spencer calls Regan to his office and Aiden is also there, where do the brothers want Regan to go to stay safe for a while?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. As Nina watches the news bulletin on TV she sees the body of Eric being loaded into the ambulance, but is unmoved. What is Nina waiting to hear or see, and why?

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. When the killer fires his gun into the ravine, he realizes that will not work. Why?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. Why is Regan worried about making the first move with Alec?

7. Describe the car accident involving Walker and the Gages in Florida. What do the reports say about how the accident happened? Who is at fault?

8. In Chapter 34 when Alec and Regan return to Regan's hotel suite, it is clear that things are heating up between them. When Alec says the relationship is a mess, why is Regan hurt?

9. 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?

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

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