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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When John breaks in the door to Tobin's tower on the vineyard, how does Beth respond?
(a) She pulls her gun on him and demands that he stop.
(b) She agrees to help him and keeps a lookout for Tobin.
(c) She asks him not to go any further.
(d) She walks away and doesn't indicate her opinion.

2. Who is the first person that John goes to see in the morning, in Chapter 16?
(a) Fredric Tobin.
(b) Beth Penrose.
(c) Sally Hines.
(d) Chief Maxwell.

3. What does John do to avoid getting shot by Stevens in Chapter 37?
(a) He distracts Stevens with conversation and runs away.
(b) He jumps back in the hole with Tobin.
(c) He charges Stevens.
(d) He throws sand in Stevens' eyes.

4. What response does Beth take to Tobin firing on them?
(a) She screams and flops down on the deck.
(b) She returns fire with her 9mm gun.
(c) She throws the boat into full throttle to leave the scene.
(d) She attempts to radio the Coast Guard.

5. How many messages does John have on his answering machine, in Chapter 15?
(a) 18.
(b) 0.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

6. What does Beth plan to say to Tobin when she calls him in Chapter 30?
(a) She plans to thank him for the party.
(b) She plans to set up a time for an interview.
(c) She plans to tell him he is a suspect.
(d) She plans to ask him questions about the winery.

7. How was the murder that was discussed in Chapter 29 committed?
(a) They were poisoned.
(b) By gunshot.
(c) With firepokers and crowbars.
(d) By drowning.

8. What was unique about Judy's autopsy?
(a) She had AIDS.
(b) She had a strain of ebola.
(c) She had cocaine in her system.
(d) She was one month pregnant.

9. What lie does John tell Mrs. Wiley about Beth?
(a) He claims they are brother and sister.
(b) He claims she has a rare immunal disorder.
(c) He claims that she has left the country.
(d) He claims they are getting married.

10. Why did Edgar decide to go talk to the Gordons on the night of their murder?
(a) The Gordons had asked him over earlier.
(b) He wanted to take them some flowers.
(c) He wanted to borrow an extension cord.
(d) He wanted to ask a question about their boat.

11. Why does Stevens want to kill John?
(a) Because he is jealous that Beth likes John.
(b) Because John knows about the treasure.
(c) Because John beat him up at his house.
(d) Because he is a friend of Tobin's.

12. What topic does Emma discuss with John as they look at the stars in Chapter 17?
(a) Her favorite foods.
(b) The Gordons' murders.
(c) Fredric Tobin.
(d) Captain Kidd's treasure.

13. What happens to Tobin at the end of the novel?
(a) He dies from complications from his fight with John.
(b) He has been executed for his murder of the Gordons.
(c) He has escaped and no one knows his whereabouts.
(d) He is in prison awaiting his trial.

14. What does John show to the Murphys to identify Tobin as a man that frequently visited the Gordons?
(a) A snapshot of Tobin he took on his phone.
(b) A brochure from Tobin's winery.
(c) A photograph they took of Tobin down at the station.
(d) A picture of Tobin he had cut from a local magazine.

15. What is remarkable about Maragaret Wiley's ancestors?
(a) They were aristocracy.
(b) They came over on the Fortune.
(c) They came over on the Mayflower.
(d) She is a descendant of a local Indian tribe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Beth suspect Stevens?

2. What does John eat for breakfast in Chapter 16?

3. Who has been murdered in Chapter 29?

4. When Tobin fires his rifle in Chapter 34, what does he hit?

5. What is the name of Tobin's housekeeper?

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