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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. What were the clergy of the Church of the Whispering Comet convicted of?
(a) Stealing from charitable organiztions.
(b) Smuggling illegal aliens.
(c) Child pornography.
(d) Production and distribution of ecstasy.

2. What does Odd say that he doesn't long for?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Education.
(c) Change.
(d) Stability.

3. What does Viola say she did see in her dream in Chapter 24?
(a) A sign.
(b) Angels.
(c) Another dead body.
(d) A glass floor.

4. What does Odd see when the female ghost in chapter thirty-eight unfolds her arms?
(a) Two bullet holes.
(b) A knife wound.
(c) A burn.
(d) A cool tattoo.

5. Where does Stormy say she thinks it would have been nice to live in Chapter 27?
(a) The mountains.
(b) Anywhere but Pico Mundo.
(c) Nearer the ocean.
(d) Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Odd's mother point a gun at him when he was five?

2. What does Odd find in his bathroom in Chapter 31?

3. Who does Odd realize has the same tattoo as Robertson?

4. What does Viola explain she has planned for August 15?

5. What did Shamus' mother want him to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Odd find when he reexamines Robertson's body?

2. What happens when Odd goes back to Robertson's house looking for a clue as to who is Robertson's partner?

3. What conversation does Odd and Stormy have in Chapter 45?

4. Explain what Odd decides to do after he finds Robertson's body in his bathroom.

5. Why does Odd explain that he is feeling guilty about Bob Robertson's death?

6. Explain what Odd does with the body and his reasoning behind it.

7. What does Odd find in Robertson's freezer?

8. What does Karla say happened before the chief was shot?

9. What happens when Odd arrives at the mall in Chapters 57 and 58?

10. Describe the scene in Chapter 29 where Stormy tells Odd that she is ready for him.

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