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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Catherine realize about the dog she saw at the beginning of the novel?
(a) The dog must have belonged to her father's nurse.
(b) The dog must belong to the killer.
(c) The same person who killed her father's nurse killed the dog.
(d) The dog was a potential witness to the crime.

2. What was the person Catherine saw on her way out to the tenant shack driving?
(a) A red station wagon.
(b) A white convertible.
(c) A dented yellow utility truck.
(d) A blue pick-up truck.

3. What was the name of Catherine's father?
(a) Carter.
(b) Richard.
(c) Tom.
(d) Glenn.

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Carl Perkins?
(a) He is the county coroner.
(b) He drives a white Lincoln.
(c) He is Catherine's neighbor.
(d) He is interested in Catherine romantically.

5. Where is the sheriff's office located?
(a) Next to the post office.
(b) In front of the old jail.
(c) Outside of town.
(d) Near Catherine's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Catherine tell the sheriff she saw on her way out to the tenant shack?

2. What is the name of the deputy whose job it is to take pictures of the scene?

3. What is Catherine irritated that she forgot when she came out to the tenant shack?

4. Who is Randall Gerrard?

5. Who comes to visit Catherine in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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