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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 is Freda especially upset this morning?
(a) She broke the heel on her shoe.
(b) She is having a bad hair day.
(c) Her dog died.
(d) Vittorio is still cold toward her.

2. What do the men do when Rossi stops the car for a break?
(a) Kick a ball around.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Drink a beer.
(d) Play cards.

3. Where does the group plan to put Freda's body?
(a) In the river.
(b) In a field.
(c) In a wine barrel.
(d) At a morgue.

4. Which of the following things do the men in the Mini NOT do as they wait?
(a) Tell jokes.
(b) Play cards.
(c) Honk the horn.
(d) Drink wine.

5. What is the group doing at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Touring the chapel.
(b) Drinking wine.
(c) Preparing a picnic.
(d) Playing soccer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Freda excited about visiting Windsor Castle?

2. What makes Rossi more amenable to the idea of going to the wild safari park?

3. What does Brenda return home to retrieve?

4. How does Patrick say his eye was cut?

5. Where does Brenda sleep on the night Freda is killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the group do with Freda's body and what are Brenda's continuing thoughts about her dead friend?

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

5. What is the mood between Vittorio and Freda today?

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

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

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

9. What is the significance of the group's not telling Mr. Paganotti about Freda's death?

10. What plans does Mr. Paganotti have that distresses the workers?

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