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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Catherine grab before she heads over to Tom's house on Tuesday night to investigate?
(a) Her cellphone.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) Her gun.
(d) Her cigarettes.

2. What does Catherine have to resist the temptation to tell Mrs. Barnes?
(a) Sheriff Galton might be the murderer.
(b) Catherine is interested in Randall.
(c) Jewel Crenna is sleeping with her husband.
(d) Leona Gaites was performing abortions.

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

4. What is Catherine doing when she receives a call from Mrs. Barnes?
(a) Making a grocery list.
(b) Finishing a news story.
(c) Cooking dinner.
(d) Cleaning the bathroom.

5. Where did Randall work before he returned to Lowfield?
(a) Washington.
(b) New York.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Pittsburgh.

6. Which of the following is NOT one of the last minute crises Catherine experiences Tuesday before her deadline?
(a) The article about the mayor's daughter's wedding is filled with typos.
(b) A bride's picture is flipped making her ring appear on her right hand.
(c) The article by a popular doctor is missing.
(d) The picture of Martin Barnes' grandchild hasn't arrived.

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

8. Where is Carl Perkins from?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Louisianna.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Texas.

9. Who bribed Randall's father?
(a) Randall's mother.
(b) A newspaper advertiser.
(c) A local politician.
(d) Leona Gaites.

10. Who else does Catherine find in Tom's house on the night he is killed?
(a) Molly.
(b) Jewel.
(c) Leila.
(d) Betty.

11. What clue does Catherine leave on Randall's desk before she went home?
(a) A file from her father's office.
(b) A photo from the Lion's Club.
(c) Dr. Croft's column.
(d) An outline of her suspicions.

12. Why does Randall insist on calling Tom's parents?
(a) Tom was his employee.
(b) Randall was the only unemotional person in the room.
(c) Tom's parents had asked Randall to look after him.
(d) Randall was a family friend.

13. Who greeted Catherine at the sheriff's office with an urgent message?
(a) Sheriff Galton.
(b) Deputy Eakins.
(c) Jewel Crenna.
(d) Randall Gerrard.

14. What word catches Catherine's eye as she is reading the Dr. Croft columns?
(a) Cactus.
(b) Alligator.
(c) Armadillo.
(d) Biopsy.

15. What happens to Carl Perkins at the end of the novel?
(a) He is shot and killed by Catherine.
(b) He is arrested and taken to jail.
(c) He is tackled by Randall and then arrested.
(d) He is shot and wounded by Sheriff Galton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn't Betty tell anyone about the information she gave Catherine until now?

2. Why did Catherine initially decide to go over to the Perkins' house?

3. What type of jewelry does Tom tell Catherine that she ought to wear?

4. Who does Sheriff Galton send to the Gazette to search through Tom's desk?

5. What does Catherine tell Mrs. Barnes is her opinion of their conversation before she hangs up?

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