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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Robert fired from his supermarket position?
(a) He steals from the cash register.
(b) He etches words into peanut butter.
(c) He hits on the patrons.
(d) He is drunk on the job.

2. What does Travis tell Jennifer he does for a living?
(a) Sells insurance.
(b) Works with animals.
(c) Teaches.
(d) Works with accounting.

3. What does the Breeze believe about Billy's lifestyle?
(a) He thinks Billy is a transvestite.
(b) He thinks Billy parties too much.
(c) He thinks Billy is gay.
(d) He thinks Billy is a drug addict.

4. Where does Rachel go following her husband's death?
(a) Omaha.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New Hampshire.

5. What do the dogs of Pine Cove begin to do the night The Breeze disappears?
(a) They begin to whine.
(b) They begin to bark.
(c) They begin to bite people.
(d) They begin to run away.

6. What does Robert order?
(a) A draft.
(b) A whiskey.
(c) A soda.
(d) A tonic.

7. What does Jenny write on Travis' napkin?
(a) Her address.
(b) Her husband's name.
(c) His total.
(d) Her phone number.

8. What does Effrom watch on television each morning?
(a) Sports news.
(b) A women's exercise program.
(c) The weather channel.
(d) Cartoons.

9. What does the Breeze believe the car is that pulls up behind him?
(a) A police car.
(b) A drug dealer.
(c) A taxi.
(d) Billy's vehicle.

10. Which bar do Billy and the Breeze attend together first?
(a) Jose's.
(b) The Head of the Slug.
(c) The Mad Bull.
(d) The Nuked Whale.

11. What causes Rachel to break up with her lover in Berkeley?
(a) Infidelity.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Abuse.

12. Why is Detective Rivera worried about his job?
(a) Because he lost The Breeze.
(b) Because Robert is not cooperating.
(c) Because his boss doesn't like him.
(d) Because he is late for work.

13. What is Jennifer worrying about at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Losing her sanity.
(b) Robert.
(c) Her first date in many years.
(d) Losing her job.

14. What does Augustus always eat for breakfast?
(a) Fruit and granola.
(b) Six eggs and half a loaf of bread.
(c) Pancakes and toast.
(d) Bacon and cereal.

15. How long has Augustus Brine gone without catching a fish?
(a) Sixteen months.
(b) Three days.
(c) Eighty four days.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Jennifer and leaves a message on her machine?

2. How does he escape?

3. Who comes to Rachel in her bedroom at the end of Chapter 19?

4. Who is playing pool at the back of the bar when Robert arrives?

5. What treat does Effrom give himself on the morning his wife is absent?

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