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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Raphael tell Lily is bothering him when she meets him in the gym?
(a) The gym is haunted.
(b) The spotter is the murderer.
(c) The gym is not friendly to black people.
(d) The murder is creeping him out.

2. What extreme trick has Del done to help him in the competition?
(a) He has dehydrated himself.
(b) He has had light weight body suits made for him.
(c) He has removed every piece of body hair.
(d) He has eaten only baked potatoes.

3. Who does Lily see on her walk on that chilly night?
(a) The guy who was working out with Darcy.
(b) The investigative officer who had come to the scene of the crime.
(c) Darcy.
(d) A stranger she had never seen in Shakespeare before.

4. What does Bobo do to Lily when he sees her again at karate class?
(a) He throws her to the floor in a karate move.
(b) He lifts her up by her waist.
(c) He walks her over to the bench where they found Del.
(d) He gives her a karate chop.

5. Why were Mookie and Lily surprised about each other?
(a) They each thought they would be black.
(b) They each thought they would be younger.
(c) They each thought they would be older.
(d) They each thought they would be another race.

6. What does Lily learn about herself in regard to the Winthrops as she leaves their house after meeting the strange man with Howell?
(a) She is afraid of them.
(b) She feels no loyalty to them.
(c) She feels a certain loyalty to them.
(d) She does not like them.

7. Why is Lily angry when she goes to bed after her date with Claude in Montrose?
(a) He makes her retell the story of The Fight.
(b) He does not want to be friends with her.
(c) He tells her that she was being sued.
(d) He does not believe her when she said his cops were useless at The Fight.

8. How many more pounds does he ask the spotter to add to the bar?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirty.

9. What color is Del's hair?
(a) Blond.
(b) Brunette.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

10. What needs to be done to Deedra's car?
(a) It needs to be repainted.
(b) It needs to be vacuumed.
(c) It needs mechanical work.
(d) It needs new tires.

11. At the beginning of the book, how long is it before the competition?
(a) One day.
(b) Two months.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

12. What is one of the reasons that Lily decides that she cares about Del's death?
(a) Bobo was implicated.
(b) She wanted the gym to close.
(c) She had always wanted to solve a murder.
(d) The small town atmosphere was on her nerves.

13. What is Mookie's occupation?
(a) Podiatrist.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Archaeologist.
(d) Genealogist.

14. How did Del fare at the competition the year before?
(a) He came in third.
(b) He did not place.
(c) He won.
(d) He came in second.

15. Where do Claude and Lily go after dinner in Montrose?
(a) To the bookstore.
(b) To a movie.
(c) To Shakespeare.
(d) To a hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Two, why is Lily missing Claude?

2. What does Lily think about as she looks up at Claude's dark window on the night she walks late?

3. What is Todd Picard's role at The Fight according to him?

4. Where does Lily see Lanette Glass emerging from on Lily's late night walk?

5. Which of the choices listed, is NOT how Lily described Del to Claude?

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