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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. Why does Bruno's mother wake him at 4 am?
(a) She was having a bad dream.
(b) There is a dead bull in the plaza.
(c) She has found a gun under her bed.
(d) There is a bat in the bathroom.

2. What does Bruno send Guy as a present?
(a) An alligator wallet.
(b) A book on architecture.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) A silk tie.

3. What does the letter say is wrong with Miriam?
(a) She has been runover.
(b) She has had a miscarriage.
(c) She has killed herself.
(d) She has fallen gravely ill.

4. What does Bruno say is the only thing his father likes?
(a) Work.
(b) Money.
(c) Cars.
(d) Food.

5. Where is Bruno going for his vacation?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Santa Barbara.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) Houston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bruno try to balance on his nose?

2. What does Guy think he must resemble as he creeps up the back stairs of Bruno's house?

3. What does Bruno call his house?

4. What is the name of Bruno's butler?

5. Who does Guy remember that he once thought of murdering?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bruno let Guy know that he has killed Anne?

2. What kind of person do the police think killed Samuel Bruno?

3. How does Bruno use Anne to persuade Guy to kill his father?

4. What does Bruno reveal about himself in this opening section?

5. How does Anne react when Guy tells her about the difficulties he is having with Anne?

6. What does Bruno think Miriam looks like before he sees her?

7. What is Bruno's relationship with his mother?

8. How does Guy react to the news that Miriam has had a miscarriage?

9. How does Bruno cover Guy's real identity to his mother?

10. How does Bruno kill Miriam?

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