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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does John notice is missing from the Gordon boat in Chapter 2?
(a) An aluminum ice chest.
(b) Their passports and other documents.
(c) Their compass.
(d) The steering wheel.

2. Where was Tom Gordon's bullet wound that killed him?
(a) In his left breast.
(b) Through the bridge of his nose.
(c) In the side of his left temple.
(d) In his throat.

3. According to John, what is the worst thing that has happened to American law enforcement since Prohibition?
(a) Computers.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Automatic guns.

4. Who found the Gordons' bodies?
(a) The paper boy.
(b) Max.
(c) Their maid and gardener.
(d) Their neighbor.

5. What clue did Max find that led him to think the Gordons had arrived home only shortly before they were murdered?
(a) Their boat engine was still warm.
(b) They were seen just before at a pet shop, buying a puppy.
(c) They had a punched time card in their pockets.
(d) Their house cleaner had seen them come home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ted Nash quote when the clock strikes twelve in Chapter 4?

2. How old is John?

3. When John is meeting with the other officials in the Gordons' kitchen in Chapter 4, what does he drink?

4. What precinct did John work for prior to the beginning of the book?

5. What time did the police department receive the call about the Gordons' murder?

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