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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. How has the effect of the drugs been good for Bart?
(a) He learns that some things are better finished.
(b) His mind feels clean.
(c) He tells someone the truth about his plans.
(d) He is able to stand up to Mary.

2. What author does Waly Hamner steal this quote from: "The center does not hold"?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) T.S. Eliot.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) Percy Shelly.

3. On January 11th, where does Bart meet Magliore's men?
(a) Revel Lanes.
(b) Twilight Lanes.
(c) Drop and Bowl.
(d) Cutter's Alley.

4. According to Phil Drake, what happens to the body when one commits suicide?
(a) It rots.
(b) It gets destroyed during autopsy.
(c) It goes to hell.
(d) It loses its soul.

5. What is the name of Charlie's nursery school teacher?
(a) Mrs. Stine.
(b) Mrs. Southerby.
(c) Mrs. Ricker.
(d) Mrs. Checkerton.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the night of January 10th, what does Bart think about doing with Olivia?

2. What kind of volunteer work does Phil Drake do?

3. What do the two men of Magliore's do to Bart's home?

4. What does Bart prepare to mail to Mary on the night of January 10th?

5. How does Drake get the money to run his coffee shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Magliore's explanation behind his murders being "good"?

2. When talking to Steve Ordner, on January 18th, what does Bart threaten Steve with?

3. Why does Steve Ordner claim that Bart is becoming paranoid?

4. Magliore sent men out to "wash" Bart's home. What does this mean, and what did they find?

5. Why is Bart's backyard different this winter than it has been in the past?

6. Why does Fenner believe that Bart has gone crazy during the stand-off?

7. What happens to allow Bart to admit that he is crazy?

8. What does Bart think about when he first sees Mary at the New Year's Eve party?

9. Explain Walt Hamner's Tidal Effect principle.

10. What is Bart's mental and verbal reaction to Mary asking if he has slept with anyone since they separated?

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