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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Tobin's current girlfriend?
(a) Sondra Wells.
(b) Agnes Miller.
(c) Whitney Nyland.
(d) Emma Whitestone.

3. What item does Beth jokingly declare to be looking for on Tobin's lawn?
(a) Her badge.
(b) Her contact lens.
(c) Her pearl earring.
(d) Her grandma's locket.

4. Where do Emma and John go to dinner in Chapter 23?
(a) Emma makes dinner for John at his house.
(b) The Olde Towne Taverne.
(c) Claudio's.
(d) They eat at a historical inn.

5. Where does John go to research the buried treasure in Chapter 21?
(a) He searches the internet from an internet cafe.
(b) The library.
(c) He goes to the police station.
(d) The historical society.

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

7. What show was Agnes watching the night Tom and Judy were murdered?
(a) The Montel Williams Show.
(b) Oprah.
(c) Days of our lives.
(d) Little House on the Prairie.

8. What lie does John tell Mrs. Wiley about Beth in Chapter 17?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she is related to the Gordons.
(c) That she has had a nervous breakdown.
(d) That she has been taken off the case.

9. Why doesn't John keep a notebook?
(a) He always loses them.
(b) He is worried it might get stolen.
(c) He's too impatient to jot things down.
(d) He can't read his own handwriting sometimes.

10. What do Beth and John discover in Tobin's cellar?
(a) The aluminum chest with a skeleton inside.
(b) His girlfriend, tied up.
(c) Captain Kidd's treasure.
(d) A key to the Gordons' home.

11. What does Mrs. Murphy offer John to drink in Chapter 14?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Kool-Aid.
(d) Whiskey.

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

13. How old is Tobin's housekeeper?
(a) 40.
(b) 65.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

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

15. Why is John frustrated when he hears a new official statement about the Gordons on the radio, citing their theft of a vaccine?
(a) He thinks Ted Nash wrote the statement.
(b) He is annoyed he wasn't involved in writing the statement.
(c) He is upset they are closing the case.
(d) He is annoyed they are being branded as heartless thieves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does John call to let him into the historical society location?

2. When John cannot get his partner on the phone in Chapter 16, who does he talk to instead?

3. What do they discover on the Gordons' land they purchased from Margaret Wiley?

4. When John returns home in Chapter 28, how many messages does he have?

5. After Beth brings John up-to date on the work she has done for the investigation in Chapter 24, what is his response?

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