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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the dispatcher doing as Catherine enters the sheriff's office?
(a) Filing.
(b) Typing.
(c) Talking on the phone.
(d) Cleaning her desk.

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

3. What type of car does Tom drive?
(a) A Subaru.
(b) A Pontiac.
(c) A Volkswagen.
(d) A Toyota.

4. What does Catherine first notice when she looks in the door of the tenant house?
(a) A rat.
(b) A hand.
(c) A worn rug.
(d) A farmer's hat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Catherine, when was the last time she spoke to Leona before her death?

2. What is Catherine's last name?

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

4. Who is Sally Boone?

5. What is Catherine irritated that she forgot when she came out to the tenant shack?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the conversation between Catherine and the librarian, Mrs. Weilenman, when she came to the Gazette to drop off materials?

2. Why does Catherine decide to solve the crime by herself and not go to the police or Randall for help first?

3. Do you believe that Catherine's discovery of Tom's body has lessened or heightened Sheriff Galton's suspicion of her? What else in Chapter 11 could contribute to the heightening or lessening of the sheriff's suspicion of Catherine?

4. Why does Martin Barnes come to see Catherine at the Lowfield Gazette on Tuesday? What is notable about their conversation?

5. Why does Carl Perkins come to see Catherine at the Lowfield Gazette on Tuesday? What is notable about their conversation?

6. What does Catherine find in the old, abandoned tenant house and what is her reaction?

7. From the descriptions in Chapter 1, describe where this novel is taking place.

8. What is Catherine doing at the beginning of the novel?

9. What does Catherine's state of mind appear to be in the beginning of the novel?

10. Catherine receives a telephone call from Sally, Martin Barnes' daughter. She is calling to offer her condolences, but she also offers up some information about Martin. What is that information, and what does Catherine deduce as a result of the information?

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