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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 Darcy want from Lily when she meets up with him at the gym?
(a) He wants to date her.
(b) He wants to ask questions about Del.
(c) He wants to tell her to mind her own business about Del.
(d) He wants to lift weights with her.

2. What is the man wearing that comes to the house with Howell?
(a) Winthrop Sporting Goods employee clothes.
(b) All black.
(c) A ski mask.
(d) A dark suit.

3. How long have Lily and Marshall been dating?
(a) Years.
(b) Days.
(c) Months.
(d) Weeks.

4. What is Lily's relationship with Claude?
(a) Neighbors only.
(b) Colleagues.
(c) He is her neighbor who wants a relationship.
(d) Friends.

5. Why does Janet believe that the spotter had to be a man?
(a) Del thought women were weak.
(b) Women could not lift the weight.
(c) Del only trusted men.
(d) Lindy would not allow Del to have a female spotter.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the book, how long is it before the competition?

2. How old is Bobo?

3. What extreme trick has Del done to help him in the competition?

4. Where does every Winthrop attend college?

5. What is one of the reasons that Lily decides that she cares about Del's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bobo react when Lily comes to karate class on the night that Raphael has returned?

2. Why are the three murders that have taken place recently in Shakespeare suspicious to Lily?

3. What are Lily's thoughts concerning the death of Del from the moment she finds him? How do her thoughts change as the chapter progresses?

4. Who is the narrator of the story, and what type of person is she?

5. What has Howell and company brought home that Lily sees him bring into the house? What does he leave behind that annoys Lily? What might these two things mean?

6. What is the spotter's thought process before leaving the gym after killing Del?

7. As the novel opens, what is Del doing and where is he?

8. What questions does Howell ask Lily before he leaves his house, and how do the questions make Lily feel?

9. What occurs with the spotter's gloves in the Prologue?

10. How does Del feel about this year's competition?

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