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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Colquitt witness Norman yelling at by the garbage cans in the Greenes' back yard?
(a) An electrician.
(b) Claire.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Susan.

2. What kind of music does Colquitt listen to while she works in her home office?
(a) Classical.
(b) Rock.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Country.

3. What is Colquitt doing when Anita comes to Colquitt's patio to tell her Toby called?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Eating breakfast.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Measuring her office.

4. In Chapter 13, what does Colquitt suggest to Claire might have been on the property of the house next door at one time that is now stirring up trouble?
(a) A murder.
(b) Voodoo rituals.
(c) An Indian graveyard.
(d) An old school house.

5. What is Colquitt trying to find when Kim kisses her?
(a) Watering can.
(b) Light rheostat.
(c) Key to the Sheehans' house.
(d) Foster.

6. How did the Greenes' bedroom curtains fall?
(a) Norman loosened the screws on the rods.
(b) Susan tried to take them down for washing.
(c) Claire knocked them down.
(d) Melissa was pulling on them.

7. What excuse does Walter give those who call for Colquitt in the first days after the Sheehans leave the neighborhood for good?
(a) She is sleeping.
(b) She has laryngitis.
(c) She is working.
(d) She has a summer cold.

8. What are Libby's parents' names?
(a) Ford and Anne.
(b) Howard and Jane.
(c) Baxter and Elizabeth.
(d) Alice and John.

9. What style of dinners did the Kennedys eat while away on vacation for Christmas?
(a) British.
(b) Russian.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Chinese.

10. Who does Chick say would print a retraction of the story the next day if Chick agreed to print it?
(a) Charlie Satterfield.
(b) Thornton.
(c) Norman's brother.
(d) Virginia Guthrie.

11. What is Buck's given name?
(a) Bradford.
(b) Henry.
(c) Buford.
(d) Hubert.

12. Through whose house does a tree limb crash during the ice storm?
(a) The Jennings' house.
(b) The Guthries' house.
(c) The Greenes' house.
(d) The Kennedys' house.

13. Where is Melissa's body found?
(a) In the back yard.
(b) In the bathroom.
(c) On her bed.
(d) At the foot of the stairs.

14. What observation about Kim's physical condition does Colquitt make when he comes to visit her while the Sheehans are at the cottage?
(a) He is too thin.
(b) He looks robust and healthy.
(c) His skin has a yellow tint.
(d) He's gained weight.

15. What is the name of the doctor who is treating Anita?
(a) Jonathan Colbert.
(b) Carl Hunnicutt.
(c) Jack Johnson.
(d) William Alden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What school is Melissa scheduled to attend?

2. What does Claire serve Colquitt when she visits to ask Claire to help her in her plan to keep anyone from buying the house?

3. What is Norman's profession?

4. What nickname does Marguerite call Anita?

5. Who does Chick tell Walter he has waiting for him in the board room when Walter and Colquitt come to ask him to write an article?

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