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

2. Why isn't Beth able to interview Donna Alba?
(a) She has been killed.
(b) She refuses to cooperate.
(c) She has lost her voice.
(d) She is on vacation.

3. 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 is annoyed he wasn't involved in writing the statement.
(b) He thinks Ted Nash wrote the statement.
(c) He is upset they are closing the case.
(d) He is annoyed they are being branded as heartless thieves.

4. When Beth and John finally look behind them in Chapter 33, what do they see?
(a) A ship that has turned upside down in the storm.
(b) The Coast guard, trying to help them.
(c) Tobin's boat heading to collide with them.
(d) A massive whitecap about to hit the boat.

5. When Beth asks John what information he has uncovered in Chapter 26, how does he respond?
(a) He tells her everything he has learned.
(b) He gives a few hints but mostly teases her.
(c) He lies to her and tells her another theory.
(d) He claims he hasn't figured out anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Beth suspect Stevens?

2. What show was Agnes watching the night Tom and Judy were murdered?

3. What social event does John go to at the beginning of Chapter 28?

4. How long does John estimate it takes Emma to get dressed in Chapter 19?

5. What is the name of the casino where Tobin is rumored to have lost his money?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Beth and Emma have coffee together in Chapter 24, what is the mood of both women?

2. After speaking with the Murphys in Chapter 17, why is John more suspicious of Tobin?

3. What injuries does John inflict upon Tobin in Chapter 36?

4. Why is Tobin's housekeeper so frightened when Beth and John arrive?

5. Describe the appearance of Emma Whitestone.

6. What does Beth discuss with Dom in Chapter 30?

7. Describe the appearance of Fredric Tobin.

8. Why has Beth come to visit John in Chapter 24?

9. Why didn't Margaret Wiley initially want to sell the land to the Gordons?

10. When Beth and John do a quick inventory of wounds in Chapter 35, what wounds have they both sustained?

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