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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. When Beth makes an angry statement on camera, Candy Bliss
(a) Supports Beth's truthfulness
(b) Decides they cannot use the piece
(c) Tells Beth she cannot help her
(d) Coaches Beth to be nice

2. Kilgore's lesson in disabling one's opponent serves to
(a) Encourage Reese to fight
(b) Make Reese feel evenweaker
(c) Improve Reese's confidence
(d) Frighten Reese

3. What piece of evidence has been found that points to kidnapping?
(a) A toy left at the hotel door
(b) A guilty looking police officer
(c) Ben's ham sandwich in the car
(d) One neatly tied small shoe

4. Vincent's therapy has been arranged for by
(a) His mother
(b) His grandfather
(c) His father
(d) Candy

5. Why would Candy consider marrying an old friend of hers?
(a) To be a good wife to someone
(b) To have a child
(c) To have a real partner
(d) To create a facade for herself

Short Answer Questions

1. Pat's stressful day culiminates in

2. In the family restaurant, Vincent gets to overhear

3. After Ben's disappearance, how does the reunion go?

4. How does Beth feel about the memory of Ben?

5. How does Beth try to cope with her grief?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Candy want to take Beth shopping?

2. How does the reader come to know how bright Vincent is, even though he is an underachiever?

3. What does the reader learn about Beth's weekend in Chicago and Candy's wedding photos?

4. Who volunteers to identify the body of a child at the morgue, and why?

5. How does Christmas eve turn into a debacle at the Cappadoras'?

6. What does the family counseling session reveal to Dr. Kilgore?

7. What is ironic about Beth's feeling that, if she loves her other children, she will be "cheating" on Ben?

8. Discuss the hotel's delicate treatment of Beth and Pat as they leave the Tremont Hotel. Is there layered meaning in their gestures? If so, describe them.

9. There are many indications that Beth is not necessarily a mature woman, or the ideal partner to Pat. Examine these two chapters and analyze at least two instances that illustrate what you think the reader is learning about Beth Cappadora.

10. Why does Reese feel he cannot have a paper route?

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