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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. Into what does David fall in Chapter Twenty-Five while evading the police?
(a) A cellar.
(b) A ditch.
(c) A manhole.
(d) An abandoned well.

2. Who is Amadou Diallo?
(a) An unarmed man shot by police for reaching for his wallet.
(b) A police officer who chases David.
(c) A friend of Hoyt's.
(d) A psychiatrist who examines David for the police.

3. Which of the following is not a discrepancy Carlson finds in Elizabeth's autopsy file in Chapter Thirty-Three?
(a) There are no photos in the file.
(b) Elizabeth has defensive wounds, unlike previous victims.
(c) Elizabeth's body was burned.
(d) Elizabeth was branded after death, unlike other victims.

4. How does Eric Wu say his mother died?
(a) She was hanged as a spy.
(b) He poisoned her.
(c) She drowned.
(d) She had a stroke.

5. Who does Peter Flannery call when he sees the same news reports that Elizabeth sees?
(a) Griffin Scope.
(b) The district attorney.
(c) Hester Crimstein.
(d) Hoyt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Elizabeth store in her safety deposit box?

2. Why did Hoyt decide to make it appear that Elizabeth was dead after the attack on her at Lake Charmaine?

3. Which of the following statements does not describe David's experience hiding in a dumpster from the police?

4. Why does Elizabeth have an e-ticket for her flight to Africa rather than a regular ticket?

5. Why does Elizabeth decide not to board her flight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do Gandle and Wu kidnap in Chapter Forty-Two and how does this affect David?

2. What proposal does Hester make to District Attorney Lance Fein for clearing David of all charges?

3. What information does Peter Flannery reveal about Elizabeth and how does David respond to that information?

4. What reason does Stone give Carlson for leaving Elizabeth's murder alone and who may have influenced this decision?

5. What does Tyrese give David in Chapter Twenty-Three and what does this foreshadow?

6. What plans does Tyrese have for moving out of New York?

7. In Chapter Twenty-Two, what evidence do the police find at David's home incriminating him in the murder of Rebecca Schayes?

8. What secret does David reveal to Elizabeth in the last chapter of the novel and how surprised is Elizabeth by his revelation?

9. Who is Lisa Sherman?

10. Who reunites David with Elizabeth and what role did he have in saving David's life on the night of Elizabeth's disappearance from Lake Charmaine eight years earlier?

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