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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. As Montgomery is fleeing the scene, what does he feel he needs to do?
(a) Call his wife.
(b) Visit his cousin.
(c) Call Anna Behrens.
(d) Wash his hands.

2. What is the fantasy that Montgomery has about Charlie?
(a) That they get married.
(b) That Charlie sweeps him away to a faraway place.
(c) That he is his servant and owes Charlie his life for saving him.
(d) That Charlie buys him a new identity.

3. What does Montgomery "muse" about as he passes a tour bus on his way into Whitewater?
(a) The driver could be a potential witness.
(b) It is a great day for a tour.
(c) He wants to see Anna.
(d) He wishes he was on the tour.

4. When did Montgomery's mother make the change in the will?
(a) The day before she died.
(b) A year ago.
(c) Five years ago.
(d) Eight years ago.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the police done in their version of his confession?

2. How does Montgomery react as he is arrested?

3. Who is watching Montgomery as he tries to wrap up the painting and stick it in the car?

4. Montgomery is roaming around the town shopping and carefree. Why does Montgomery feel exhilarated as he wanders about town?

5. Montgomery hits his victim repeatedly and decides to leave the car. What is he expecting as he considers abandoning the victim and his car?

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. 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?

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

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

5. What clues are presented during the dinner party that Montgomery's fantasy relationship with Charlie may be more realistic than the reader is led to think?

6. When Montgomery's mother's will is read, Montgomery is shocked to find out he is disinherited. At first he thinks it's because of the most recent fight they had but later finds out his mother disinherited him years prior. Why did his mother do this?

7. How is Montgomery's recurring dream of being falsely accused of murder an example of foreshadowing for the situation he finds himself in at the current time?

8. What is the most important thing to Montgomery while he is in jail and why?

9. 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?

10. For what reasons would the drop of blood Montgomery discovers on his finger cause him to go into a paranoid state?

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