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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the receptionist at the Lowfield Gazette interested in?
(a) Tom.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Martin.
(d) Randall.

2. Which of the following does NOT describe Randall Gerrard?
(a) Heavy shoulders.
(b) Thick chest.
(c) Tall in stature.
(d) Thick reddish-brown hair.

3. What is the name of the "village idiot" of Lowfield?
(a) Jerry Samson.
(b) Sal Carson.
(c) Critter Jones.
(d) Cracker Thompson.

4. Who comes to visit Catherine in Chapter 5?
(a) Tom Mascalco.
(b) Randall Gerrard.
(c) Sheriff Galton.
(d) Betty Eakins.

5. What was Catherine wearing when she learned about the death of her parents?
(a) A uniform.
(b) Blue jeans.
(c) A linen suit.
(d) A dress.

6. Where was Catherine when she learned about the death of her parents?
(a) Texas.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) New York.
(d) Lowfield.

7. 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 dog was a potential witness to the crime.
(d) The same person who killed her father's nurse killed the dog.

8. What conclusion did the coroner's jury come to?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Murder.
(c) Accidental Death.
(d) Natural Causes.

9. What color is the sheriff's car?
(a) White.
(b) Red with white stripes.
(c) Navy blue.
(d) Bright green.

10. What is the name of Lowfield's new doctor?
(a) Dr. John Sellers.
(b) Dr. Albert Einstein.
(c) Dr. Jerry Selforth.
(d) Dr. Robert Galston.

11. What does Catherine point out to Tom in his house that connects to part of hers?
(a) A buzzer.
(b) A telephone.
(c) A secret passageway.
(d) A sidewalk.

12. Whose number was at the top of Tom's phone list?
(a) Sheriff Galton's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) Catherine's.
(d) Randall's.

13. How long had Tom worked for Randall?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three years.

14. What does Catherine compare the town's reaction to her discovery of Leona's body to?
(a) Sickness.
(b) Her leaving home for school.
(c) A death in her family.
(d) Having a new baby.

15. Why did Tom ask Catherine for a beer?
(a) He wanted to offer it to Randall.
(b) He wanted to go fishing.
(c) Because he is an alcoholic.
(d) To show he had been at her house before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lived in Catherine's house before her parents?

2. Who left the beer in Catherine's refrigerator?

3. When a visitor rings the doorbell in Chapter 5, who does Catherine hope it is?

4. Who does the dispatcher call in while Catherine is in the sheriff's office?

5. What is the name of Molly Perkins' son?

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