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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. Why do numerous officers take Montgomery's confession?
(a) They think Charlie is involved.
(b) They want to make sure they have all the details.
(c) They don't believe him.
(d) They come up with new questions every time.

2. How do the police find Montgomery?
(a) The people at Whitewater had a sketch drawn of him and someone recognizes him.
(b) He turns himself in.
(c) The girl at the newsstand said he only looked for one article.
(d) Charlie turns him in.

3. What is Montgomery afraid to do after he finds blood on his fingers?
(a) To go home.
(b) To call Coolgrange.
(c) To go back to the United States.
(d) To think about what he has done.

4. How does Montgomery feel about the offers being made?
(a) He doesn't care either way.
(b) He thinks they are a good idea.
(c) He just wants the case over.
(d) He disagrees with them.

5. What does Montgomery do after tossing out his breakfast when Charlie leaves?
(a) He leaves and goes to a bar.
(b) He robs Charlie of everything and leaves.
(c) He starts rummaging through Charlie's things.
(d) He cleans Charlie's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Montgomery reads the newspapers he thinks back to the day of the crime. What does he realize his victim was saying as he walked away?

2. How does Charlie always like to think about himself in reference to Montgomery's family?

3. As Montgomery drives into the city with the wounded victim in the backseat, how do people react?

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?

5. As Montgomery is washing dishes he sees the face of his victim. How does he react?

Short Essay Questions

1. Montgomery describes his fondness for his old family friend Charlie French, yet at the same time he doesn't forgive Charlie for a previous situation. What does this inner conflict tell the reader about Montgomery?

2. What does Montgomery mean when he says that he can't say he didn't mean to kill her, only that he doesn't know precisely when he began to mean it?

3. According to Montgomery, he feels that now that he is no longer drinking alcohol he "has woken up to a hangover with a vengeance." What does Montgomery mean by saying this?

4. The lawyers on both sides of Montgomery's case want to plead the case out. Montgomery believes this is to protect Charlie French and Max Molyneaux and is against the idea. Why wouldn't Montgomery want to protect these two men?

5. What do the mites Montgomery says are living on his skin symbolize?

6. Using your knowledge of Montgomery's history with women, why would he choose the "Portrait of the Woman with Gloves" rather than another?

7. As Charlie cooks breakfast, Montgomery says he feels a "weepy regard" for Charlie. Why would he feel this way?

8. Why does Montgomery take the time to pay attention to the details of his victim's face before hitting her with the hammer?

9. How is Montgomery foreshadowing his guilt by saying he had been "unknowingly leaving behind a trail of evidence rather than his troubles" as he leaves the village?

10. Montgomery speaks of his wife visiting him in jail. He is annoyed with her calm demeanor and ability to make decisions without him. Why might these characteristics upset Montgomery?

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