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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rosie react to Saghrue and Trahearne showing up in her bar after they meet with Jimmy?
(a) Angry.
(b) Thankful.
(c) Dismissive.
(d) Irritated.

2. What does Trahearne reveal to Sughrue about rainstorms and his childhood?
(a) He obsessed about dying in the rain.
(b) He obsessed about rain on his wedding day.
(c) He obsessed about a naked woman who appeared in a window.
(d) He obsessed about women leaving him in the rain.

3. When Sughrue arrives at the hotel room to seduce the nurse, Sughrue finds what?
(a) An empty room.
(b) Trahearne has moved into the second bed.
(c) A party.
(d) Trahearne already slept with the nurse.

4. After driving for nineteen hours, where does Sughrue arrive?
(a) Delaware.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Oregon.
(d) The Mexican border.

5. How does Albert Griffith feel about Betty Sue, even after marriage and fathering two kids?
(a) He wishes never to see her again.
(b) He is desperately in love with her.
(c) He questions leaving her.
(d) He wants to befriend her.

6. What is C.W. Sughrue's occupation?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Private investigator.
(d) Writer.

7. What odd subject does Sughrue bully Gleeson with?
(a) His well connected and dangerous friends.
(b) The way he harmed small animals.
(c) Robberies he got away with.
(d) Torture techniques he learned in Vietnam.

8. How does Sughrue describe Albert Griffith?
(a) Desperate to impress.
(b) Demeaning and cocky.
(c) Intelligent and impressive.
(d) Kind but slow.

9. As Saghure tries to leave Peggy's side, what is Trahearne trying to do?
(a) Have sex with another guest.
(b) Steal money from the desk.
(c) Call Melinda on a pay phone.
(d) Interrogate other guests.

10. What plans does Sughrue make with a nurse while visiting Trahearne?
(a) Home visits for Trahearne.
(b) A date.
(c) Discharge paperwork.
(d) A shopping trip.

11. When Gleeson saw Betty Sue after her disappearance, what was different about her?
(a) A fake arm.
(b) An ugly scar in the middle of her belly.
(c) Tattoos up her back.
(d) Her hairstyle.

12. Where was Betty Sue when she called Jimmy?
(a) A midwestern state.
(b) Oregon.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Denver.

13. What body part of Trahearne's end up shot in the bar fight?
(a) Foot.
(b) Butt.
(c) Chest.
(d) Arm.

14. What did Selma Hinds do to help Betty Sue?
(a) Bought her freedom from her pimp.
(b) Helped Betty Sue get her life back together.
(c) Got her into drug rehab.
(d) Hired a lawyer to handle her divorce.

15. How did Sughrue make a living in San Francisco after his discharge from the military?
(a) Hunting down runaways.
(b) Managing an office.
(c) Cooking in a bar.
(d) Running a gym.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Sughrue quit the line of work he started in San Francisco?

2. How did Trahearne's mother seek revenge on those who hurt her?

3. What occupation does Melinda have?

4. How was Sughrue discharged from his military duty in Vietnam?

5. What demeaning confession does Gleeson admit to Sughrue?

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