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

2. How long does John estimate it takes Emma to get dressed in Chapter 19?
(a) Five minutes.
(b) Twenty minutes.
(c) An hour.
(d) Four seconds.

3. When John cannot get his partner on the phone in Chapter 16, who does he talk to instead?
(a) Dom's wife, Mary.
(b) Another officer at his precinct.
(c) He leaves a message on Dom's answering service.
(d) His boss in New York.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take for Beth and John to get from the vineyard to Tobin's house at Founders Landing?

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

3. When Tobin tries to ram their boat, what does Beth do?

4. Why is John frustrated when he hears a new official statement about the Gordons on the radio, citing their theft of a vaccine?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John and Beth suppose that Tobin planned to do with the skeleton they found in his cellar?

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

3. While he is out to dinner with Emma, what does John spend the evening contemplating?

4. What unique item does John find at Tobin's apartment that leads him to believe Tobin planned to bury the treasure on his land all along?

5. Why does John think it will be difficult for Beth to get a warrant to search Tobin's home?

6. How do Beth and John survive the storm and keep from freezing?

7. When John sees Beth again in Chapter 38, how does he feel about her?

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

9. Describe the appearance of Emma Whitestone.

10. Describe the appearance of Fredric Tobin.

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