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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 Johnny throw into his bonfire?
(a) His clothes.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A photo of his father.
(d) Alyssa's jacket.

2. With whom does Johnny's mother have an affair?
(a) Ed Metzger.
(b) Ken Holloway.
(c) Jim Allen.
(d) No one.

3. Katherine tells Hunt that she and Johnny believe that who was involved in the murders?
(a) Alyssa's father.
(b) Hunt.
(c) A cop.
(d) A teacher.

4. Detective Hunt says that what object(s) found on Tiffany indicate a police connection?
(a) Ropes.
(b) A jacket.
(c) A badge.
(d) Handcuffs.

5. What does Levi's probation officer tell Hunt about Levi?
(a) There is no way Levi could have killed anyone.
(b) Levi was a suspect in a murder case ten years ago.
(c) It is highly possible that Levi could commit murder.
(d) When it comes to bad tempers, Levi's is murderous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Johnny want Jack to go with him in Chapter 10?

2. How long has Alyssa been missing?

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Johnny?

4. What does Johnny do in the woods?

5. What has Detective Hunt been having nightmares about in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the fears that Hunt experiences in both his personal and professional lives?

2. What are some of the traumatic events that have occurred that make Johnny Merrimon a troubled boy?

3. What happens when Johnny awakens from a nap under a bridge?

4. How does the author reveal that Johnny has broken another window in Ken's home?

5. Why does Katherine dispose of her Vicodin and other medications?

6. Into whose care is Johnny released when he leaves the hospital? What does Johnny find in this character’s vehicle?

7. What does Johnny do when Ken muscles him out of putting his mother to bed when returning home from the riverbank crime scene?

8. What has happened to Katherine since the disappearances of her daughter and husband?

9. What are Hunt's true reasons for his obsession with the Alyssa Merrimon case and why does he especially dislike Ken Holloway?

10. Why does Johnny refuse to pray with his mother when she asks?

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