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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. Who meets John and Beth at the dock in Chapter 37?
(a) Emma.
(b) Mrs. Wiley.
(c) Max.
(d) Ted Nash.

2. Why does Beth suspect Stevens?
(a) She received an anonymous tip.
(b) His interviews are inconsistent.
(c) He looks like a killer.
(d) She found some of his prints at the Gordons' house.

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

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

5. Why does Beth advise John to leave immediately for Manhattan?
(a) Due to the hurricane, travel may be difficult.
(b) She is worried that Tobin is looking for him.
(c) She thinks he needs to see a doctor about his injuries.
(d) She doesn't want him to lose his job in New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After John knocks Stevens out a second time in Chapter 27, what does he do to him?

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

4. What lie does John tell Mrs. Wiley about Beth?

5. What does John show to the Murphys to identify Tobin as a man that frequently visited the Gordons?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What convinces John that Stevens is part of the plot to assassinate the Gordons?

6. After the Gordons' bodies were examined, what were some clues that they were doing something manual before their deaths?

7. Describe the appearance of Fredric Tobin.

8. Describe the appearance of Emma Whitestone.

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

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

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