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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the FBI tell the maid she should quit her job at the Bayview Hotel the day after the crash of Flight 800?
(a) She has no work visa.
(b) She might be barraged by the press.
(c) She might face federal prosecution.
(d) She might be a crutial witness in the case.

2. What story does John convince a police sergeant to give the husband of his suspect in Chapter 43?
(a) That there is a prowler in the area.
(b) That his wife is a suspect in a murder.
(c) That his wife is a suspect in a shoplifting crime.
(d) That there is a rapist in the area.

3. What time of the day is the meeting between John, Nash, and the others believed to be involved in the cover-up of the videotape.
(a) Late morning.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Mid-morning.
(d) Dawn.

4. What does John describe as the game ball in his description of the meeting to take place on September 11?
(a) The terrorist's identity.
(b) The relationship between Jill and Bud.
(c) The videotape.
(d) The plane crash.

5. What does John find when he returns to his apartment?
(a) Jill, in the shower.
(b) Kate, asleep on the couch.
(c) Jack Koenig, with an arrest warrant.
(d) Dom Fanelli, with news of the survivors.

6. Where is Kate returning to New York from?
(a) Africa.
(b) Yemen.
(c) Australia.
(d) Iraq.

7. Who does Kate tell John is watching their door?
(a) Dom Fanelli.
(b) Two cops.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The CIA.

8. What is foreshadowing?
(a) Events in the past distorting the future.
(b) The story of a character's past and its impact on a plot's development.
(c) The attempt of hiding information.
(d) The suggestion of events that will happen in the future of a plot's development.

9. Who does John describe as the referee in his description of the people he plans to invite to the meeting regarding the videotape?
(a) Someone from the Attorney General's office.
(b) Someone from the NTSB.
(c) Someone from the CIA.
(d) Someone from FBI headquarters.

10. What does the librarian in Chapter 38 tell John he can do with his borrowed book if he does not need a receipt?
(a) Give it to the concierge.
(b) Leave it in the room.
(c) Return it to the front desk.
(d) Take it home with him.

11. How long did John look for Kate before returning to his apartment?
(a) An hour or two.
(b) Several days.
(c) All night.
(d) Minutes.

12. Who does John request to see when he takes a room in a hotel in Chapter 35?
(a) The manager, Rosenthal.
(b) The housekeeperr.
(c) The security chief.
(d) The librarian.

13. What odd phone call does John receive in his hotel room in Chapter 38?
(a) A woman claiming to be his sister.
(b) A man claiming to be Kate's lover.
(c) A woman claiming to know about the videotape.
(d) A man claiming to be Ted Nash.

14. What question about the possible rental of a video tape by the suspected lovers bothers John in Chapter 37?
(a) Why the couple had such bad taste in movies.
(b) Why the couple wanted to see the movie.
(c) Why the couple took the time to watch television.
(d) Why the couple stole the tape.

15. Why does John wait more than an hour on Cupsogue Beach County Park in Chapter 39?
(a) To meet his mysterious caller.
(b) To meet a lover.
(c) To experience what the suspected lovers experienced the night of the crash.
(d) To meet his sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is significant about the date on which John returns from Yemen?

2. What does Jill tell John in Chapter 45 happened to the original video tape taken the night of the crash of Flight 800?

3. What warning does this mysterious person give to John in Chapter 40 that he has heard many times before?

4. Who does John set up a meeting with the following day, September 11, at the Windows on the World restaurant?

5. Why does John leave his car in a parking lot of SUNY in Chapter 48?

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