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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Martin Barnes tell Catherine surprised him recently?
(a) His wife's discovery of his affair.
(b) A visit from Sheriff Galton.
(c) That Catherine knows how to shoot.
(d) Catherine's relationship with Randall.

2. Where did the Perkins go shortly after Catherine's parents' death?
(a) To jail.
(b) To Europe.
(c) To their house to hide.
(d) To see their son.

3. Who had to formally identify Tom's body?
(a) Leila.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Randall.
(d) Sheriff Galton.

4. When Catherine hears a noise outside her house on Tuesday night, what does she determine it was after running in the house?
(a) A cat.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dog.
(d) The wind.

5. What happened when Molly spilled coffee on Carl's hand?
(a) He did not react.
(b) He winced.
(c) He screamed.
(d) He yelled at her.

6. What is Catherine surprised to find when she arrives at work Tuesday morning?
(a) A package from an admirer.
(b) Flowers from Randall.
(c) A parking space right out front.
(d) A twenty dollar bill on the sidewalk.

7. Where does the Perkins' son reside?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Lowfield.

8. What is the typo in the paper that Tom and Catherine have a laugh about?
(a) Tom's last name was printed "Molasses."
(b) Law school was printed "lay" school.
(c) There was a cathedral length "vail."
(d) The Edmunds were "voyeurs" instead of voyagers.

9. What is Catherine mostly responsible for at the Gazette?
(a) To cover photography.
(b) The lead story.
(c) The entertainment section.
(d) The society page.

10. What day did Catherine tell Carl Perkins are busy days at the Gazette?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Wednesday.

11. Which of the following people did NOT come into the Lowfield Gazette office on Tuesday?
(a) Bethesda Weilenmann.
(b) Molly Perkins.
(c) Martin Barnes.
(d) Sheriff Galton.

12. What does Catherine go to retrieve from the attic in her father's old office?
(a) A medical file.
(b) Tom's personal effects.
(c) His old gun.
(d) A piece of equipment.

13. What is the name of the doctor whose popular column appears in the Lowfield Gazette each week?
(a) Dr. Swinton.
(b) Dr. Pepper.
(c) Dr. Croft.
(d) Dr. Selforth.

14. What does Catherine dislike doing that is a sure-fire paper seller for the Gazette?
(a) Writing about children's birthdays.
(b) Writing a social commentary piece.
(c) Fact checking her information.
(d) Including wedding photos.

15. What did Catherine and Randall do after the police leave and Randall calls Tom's parents?
(a) Go to Tom's house to clean out his possessions.
(b) Make Tom's funeral arrangements.
(c) Go to bed together.
(d) Discuss the connections of the murders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Randall tell Catherine that Leona might have been blackmailing?

2. Why did Catherine have to go down to the sheriff's office the morning after Tom died?

3. Why does Randall insist on calling Tom's parents?

4. What is Randall's job at the Gazette?

5. What does the note left on Catherine's doorstep with the brownies say?

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