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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 makes Rossi more amenable to the idea of going to the wild safari park?
(a) It is free.
(b) You can stay in your car.
(c) It is very close by where they are.
(d) They will get home in plenty of time.

2. Who is driving the red Mini?
(a) Mr. Paganotti.
(b) Freda.
(c) Vittorio.
(d) Salvatore.

3. Freda lashes out at Brenda with a nasty comment about __________________.
(a) Her beady eyes.
(b) Her frizzy hair.
(c) Her yellow teeth.
(d) Her big ears.

4. It becomes evident that Rossi resents ____________________.
(a) Never being invited to Mr. Paganotti's mansion.
(b) Not having his own office.
(c) Never getting a raise.
(d) Not having an expense account.

5. What has Freda prepared to take on the outing?
(a) A basket of sandwiches.
(b) Two chickens.
(c) A ham.
(d) Wine and cheese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brenda return home to retrieve?

2. What has not arrived when Freda and Brenda arrive at the factory?

3. What does Vittorio do after the safari tour is over?

4. Where does Rossi want Brenda to go with him?

5. Why can Brenda not return to Stanley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Patrick explain to Brenda regarding his culpability for Freda's murder?

2. Who are the uniformed men in the park and what is their job?

3. How does Freda torment Brenda and what does the behavior remind Brenda of?

4. How is Rossi's day at the castle colored with a tinge of resentment toward Mr. Paganotti?

5. Describe the horse riding adventure for the factory workers.

6. What is the nature of the argument between Rossi and Vittorio?

7. How does the author use foreshadowing when Brenda tells the neighbor that Freda has taken a trip to Spain?

8. How does the author use foreshadowing in Freda's suggestion to visit the wild safari park?

9. What happens at the factory the next morning after Freda's death?

10. Describe Freda's experience as she walks into the woods.

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