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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tom live?
(a) In Mary Jane Cory's basement.
(b) In Catherine's father's old office.
(c) With Randall.
(d) At an apartment near the grocery store.

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

3. Where is the library located?
(a) Across from Catherine's house.
(b) Beside Randall's house.
(c) By the sheriff's office.
(d) Near the old tenant shack.

4. When a visitor rings the doorbell in Chapter 5, who does Catherine hope it is?
(a) Tom Mascalco.
(b) Sheriff Galton.
(c) Randall Gerrard.
(d) Betty Eakins.

5. Who is Catherine?
(a) The main character's mother.
(b) A minor character in the novel.
(c) The author of the book.
(d) The heroine of the novel.

6. What is the name of the deputy whose job it is to take pictures of the scene?
(a) Percy.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mike.
(d) Samson.

7. What is the name of Molly Perkins' son?
(a) Luke.
(b) Josh.
(c) Carl.
(d) Jacob.

8. What is the name of the sheriff?
(a) Sheriff James.
(b) Sheriff Galton.
(c) Sheriff Harton.
(d) Sheriff Boudreau.

9. What did Catherine's mother teach her?
(a) How to be a lady.
(b) How to bake a pie.
(c) How to ride a horse.
(d) How to shoot a gun.

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

11. Who is Molly Perkins?
(a) The librarian.
(b) Jerry Selforth's new nurse.
(c) The coroner's wife.
(d) Catherine's aunt.

12. What is Catherine able to tell just by looking at the cotton?
(a) It was being picked prematurely.
(b) It would make a sad crop.
(c) It hadn't been tended to properly.
(d) It would provide a plentiful crop.

13. What does Molly Perkins bring to Catherine's house?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Gumbo.
(c) Apple pie.
(d) Lentils.

14. 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.

15. Who does the body the Catherine discovers turn out to be?
(a) Leona Gaites.
(b) Lyle Gardner.
(c) Mary Sue Gibson.
(d) Shirley Meyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the person Catherine saw on her way out to the tenant shack driving?

2. Who comes to visit Catherine at the end of Chapter 6?

3. What does Catherine find in the tenant shack?

4. What is the name of the dispatcher at the sheriff's office?

5. What is Catherine's last name?

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