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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 does John tell Lester Remson about living next door to Bellarosa?
(a) John doesn't say anything about living next to Bellarosa.
(b) It's better than living next door to a farm.
(c) It's worse than living next door to satan.
(d) It's better than living next door to children.

2. Why does Bellarosa propose Susan and Anna become friends?
(a) Because Susan is a good influence.
(b) So Anna can seem prestigious.
(c) So Anna won't be lonely.
(d) Because Susan asked him.

3. How does John treat his family during Easter in Chapter 10?
(a) He avoids most of them.
(b) He lends some of them money.
(c) He tells them all about his life.
(d) He catches up with them.

4. In Chapter 14, what decision does John make about having drinks at Bellarosa's?
(a) To go there with Susan.
(b) To show up late.
(c) To go alone.
(d) To bring a bottle of wine.

5. What does John notice about Bellarosa's Neptune statue in Chapter 10?
(a) That he removed it.
(b) That he painted it.
(c) That he fixed it.
(d) That he smashed it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what day of the week does John suppose Susan's stables will be moved?

2. What does Dominic refuse to do after the stables are moved?

3. What does John tell George to do if Bellarosa stops by for a second time?

4. What does Susan say Bellarosa wants from John in Chapter 13?

5. What does Susan admit about her childhood playhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. When John visits Alhambra in Chapter 3, what does he find?

2. What does Susan tell John about her childhood playhouse?

3. How does Bellarosa ask for John's help in the Juan Carranza case?

4. Who is Bellarosa?

5. What does John do to avoid being recognized by Anna the first time he visits the Bellarosas?

6. What happens when John's father calls him at the end of Chapter 21?

7. What happens when John visits Bellarosa's property on Easter?

8. At the end of Chapter 14, how does Susan frustrate John?

9. What do John and Susan discuss after Good Friday mass?

10. What happens when Bellarosa meets with John in Chapter 11?

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