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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Perkins offer to Catherine as a guest?
(a) Dessert.
(b) A cocktail.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Slippers.

2. What was Randall's job before he returned to Lowfield?
(a) Newspaper editor.
(b) Assistant to a senator.
(c) Consultant at a technology firm.
(d) Pizza delivery guy.

3. Where does Randall take Catherine in Chapter 7?
(a) A local restaurant.
(b) The levee.
(c) The bar.
(d) The park.

4. What is Randall's job at the Gazette?
(a) Reporter.
(b) Editor.
(c) Type setter.
(d) Repairman.

5. Where does Catherine find Tom's body?
(a) In the living room.
(b) On the porch.
(c) In the bedroom.
(d) In the kitchen.

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. Who is the typesetter at the Gazette having an affair with?
(a) Carl Perkins.
(b) Martin Barnes.
(c) Tom Mascalco.
(d) Randall Gerrard.

8. What does Carl Perkins ask Catherine on Tuesday?
(a) If she wants to stay at his house.
(b) If he can borrow her lawn mower.
(c) If she can write a story for him in the paper.
(d) If she wants to come over for supper.

9. What does Leila admit to Catherine that she went to see Leona for?
(a) Skin cancer.
(b) To blackmail somebody.
(c) An STD.
(d) An abortion.

10. Where does Catherine call the police from after she finds Tom's body?
(a) Her cellphone.
(b) A neighbor's house.
(c) Tom's house.
(d) Her house.

11. What does Catherine threaten Mrs. Barnes with if she repeats her suspicions to anyone else?
(a) A lawsuit.
(b) A fight.
(c) Taking back her grandfather's land.
(d) Not publishing her granddaughter's photo.

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

13. Where had Tom been all day after he wrote his story about Leona?
(a) In jail.
(b) Having a date with Leila.
(c) Interviewing people.
(d) Playing basketball.

14. What is the wetness on the wall that Catherine discovers when going to Tom's to investigate Tuesday night?
(a) Water.
(b) Beer.
(c) Dew.
(d) Blood.

15. Why does Tom call Catherine early in the morning on Tuesday?
(a) He didn't have any breakfast food at his house.
(b) He wanted some coffee.
(c) He wanted to make sure she was okay.
(d) He needed a ride to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Martin Barnes come to see Catherine?

2. What does Catherine go to retrieve from the attic in her father's old office?

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

4. What story is Tom busy writing when Catherine arrives at the Gazette the Monday after her discovery?

5. What is Randall's mother's name?

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