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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 job did Catherine ask Leona if she had applied for?
(a) A live-in nurse for the elderly.
(b) A teller at the bank.
(c) The new doctor's nurse.
(d) A nurse at the retirement home.

2. What is the name of the librarian?
(a) Mrs. Johnson.
(b) Mrs. Whitman.
(c) Mrs. Lowton.
(d) Mrs. Weilenmann.

3. Why did Catherine feel obligated to be kind to the new doctor in Lowfield?
(a) Because he was rich.
(b) Because her parents had been kind to him.
(c) Because he was handicapped.
(d) Because she refused going on dates with him.

4. Where did Leona Gaites die?
(a) In the old tenant shack.
(b) In her house.
(c) In Catherine's father's office.
(d) In the hospital.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine point out to Tom in his house that connects to part of hers?

2. What was the name of Catherine's father?

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Tom?

4. Who is Sally Boone?

5. What is the name of Sally Boone's baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Catherine feel about Leona Gaites?

2. When does Catherine figure out who the killer is? How?

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

4. Is Sheriff Galton suspicious of Catherine? Why would he be suspicious of her? What is his advice for her?

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

6. Who does Randall fear that Leona may have blackmailed and why? How would Leona have gotten this information?

7. What is the manner of Leona's death? Where does she die? Where does she ultimately end up and why does the sheriff think she was moved?

8. Describe the discovery of Tom's body. What is Catherine's reaction and her emotional state? Who else is in Tom's house and why?

9. Explain why Catherine has to drive Tom to work on Tuesday and Leila's reaction to seeing them together.

10. Why do Randall and Tom both pay Catherine a visit at her house after she comes home from the sheriff's office on the day she finds the body?

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