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

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

3. On what date does John tell Emma his divorce becomes final?
(a) It became final the previous Christmas.
(b) He isn't sure.
(c) November 18.
(d) October 1.

4. When John leaves the hole in Chapter 37, what does he find?
(a) The hole is surrounded by a four-foot barbed wire fence.
(b) The local police are outside waiting for him.
(c) Steven is pointing a gun at him.
(d) He is on the edge of a cliff.

5. Where did John first meet the Gordons?
(a) On the ferry.
(b) A bar at Claudio's Restaurant.
(c) At the Olde Towne Taverne.
(d) At a mutual friend's house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was the murder that was discussed in Chapter 29 committed?

3. After their meeting at the historical society, where do Emma and John go?

4. Dom, John's partner, leaves him a message in Chapter 24. Who does Dom say would like to talk with John?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does John trick Stevens into coming back to his house in Connecticut?

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

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

5. Describe Fredric Tobin's winery that John visits in Chapter 16.

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

7. How does John gain entry into Tobin's place of work and apartment?

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

9. Describe the appearance of Fredric Tobin.

10. Describe the inside decor of the Murphy home.

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