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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives at Wally's Pub as Montgomery sits there after fleeing his crime?
(a) Daphne.
(b) Charlie French.
(c) Mr. Behrens.
(d) The stable hand.

2. Who is watching Montgomery as he forces his victim into the car?
(a) The tour group.
(b) Anna Behrens.
(c) The maid.
(d) Mr. Behrens.

3. Coming back to the present, Montgomery claims he knows a lot about something. What is it?
(a) Anger.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Grief.
(d) Disgust.

4. Montgomery is speaking in the present day at court. He's already talked about one dream he has, but decides to share another he has a couple of times a year. What is the recurring dream that Montgomery tells the reader about this time?
(a) He is put in jail for a crime he doesn't commit.
(b) He falls in love.
(c) He murders someone.
(d) He finds a dead body and covers it up.

5. What does Montgomery hit his victim with?
(a) His hands.
(b) A hammer.
(c) The painting.
(d) A book.

6. Why does the tour guide chastise Montgomery?
(a) He thinks Montgomery is part of the tour group and has wandered off.
(b) Montgomery is rude to the guide.
(c) Montgomery keeps interrupting the tour.
(d) He sees Montgomery trying to steal the painting.

7. What does Montgomery says he was thinking about on his way to Whitewater?
(a) The crime he was about to commit.
(b) Nothing, he was just enjoying the ride.
(c) That it was a beautiful day for a ride.
(d) He couldn't wait to see Anna.

8. What does Montgomery think about his own crime?
(a) It is unforgivable.
(b) He didn't commit a crime.
(c) It is justified.
(d) It is surreal.

9. What have the police done in their version of his confession?
(a) Make him look innocent.
(b) Make a murderer out of him.
(c) Pick out all his faults.
(d) Make him look like a crazy person.

10. Montgomery hits his victim repeatedly and decides to leave the car. What is he expecting as he considers abandoning the victim and his car?
(a) For his victim follow him.
(b) To be killed himself.
(c) To wake up from this nightmare.
(d) To see people come look for him.

11. Who does Montgomery's mother leave Coolgrange to when she dies?
(a) The stable hand Daphne and her grandson.
(b) Just the stable hand.
(c) Montgomery only.
(d) Charlie French.

12. When Montgomery finally leaves the car and his victim to die, what does he do with the painting?
(a) He takes it with him.
(b) He gives it to the first person he sees.
(c) He throws it in a ditch.
(d) He tears it apart with a knife.

13. Who does Montgomery claim made the decision about his victim's fate?
(a) Billy Bunter.
(b) Charlie French.
(c) Daphne.
(d) Anna Behrens.

14. On the morning he is captured, what does Montgomery fantasize about?
(a) Taking hostages and making his point.
(b) Reuniting with his family.
(c) Running away to an exotic place.
(d) Marrying Charlie.

15. Charlie has a dinner party and does not invite Montgomery. How does Montgomery feel about this?
(a) He gets angry and confrontational.
(b) He is thrilled because he finds them boring.
(c) He doesn't care.
(d) He is insulted and feels Charlie is avoiding him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Charlie begin to question Montgomery about his crime?

2. How does Montgomery use the check Charlie gives him for the loan?

3. What does Montgomery claim to believe was going to happen between himself and Behrens?

4. What other things does Montgomery think about the day of his capture?

5. What is Montgomery's reasoning for killing his victim as he tells it to the police?

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