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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What best describes Jimmy Flowers?
(a) Ignorant and uncaring.
(b) Bitter, angry and volatile.
(c) Caring and compassionate.
(d) Smart, irritated and busy.

2. How does Betty Sue behave in the porn Sughrue sees?
(a) Drugged.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Enthusiastic.
(d) Nonchalant.

3. After Sughrue finds Trahearne, what starts the fight in the bar concerning a regular patron and Sughrue?
(a) Drunk men fighting over the pool table.
(b) Sughrue's attempts at casual conversation.
(c) A woman sitting by the regular patron.
(d) Sughrue's inability to pay.

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

5. Where does Sughrue find the first visitor on the list of Betty Sue's friends?
(a) A shopping center.
(b) His home.
(c) The movie theater.
(d) Church.

6. Trahearne's ex-wife tells Sughrue to look where for him?
(a) Church.
(b) The library, writing and researching.
(c) On the streets.
(d) His regular hangouts, bars.

7. Who runs with Sughrue on his first morning in Montana?
(a) Trahearne.
(b) Edna.
(c) Rosie.
(d) Melinda.

8. According to Rosie, where did Betty Sue disappear to?
(a) Chicago.
(b) The heart of nearby San Francisco,
(c) A midwestern state.
(d) The east coast.

9. How was Sughrue discharged from his military duty in Vietnam?
(a) Hardship.
(b) Honorable Discharge.
(c) Dishonorably.
(d) Disability.

10. What does the friendly nurse reveal about Trahearne?
(a) He is a famous novelist and poet.
(b) He runs a major corporation.
(c) He is an escaped prisoner.
(d) He has a few serious relationships with several women.

11. Why does Sughrue end up talking to Melinda after dinner?
(a) Trahearne passes out.
(b) Catherine took Trahearne away.
(c) Sughrue wants to investigate Melinda.
(d) Melinda will not let him leave the table.

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

13. How long has Betty Sue been gone?
(a) Five years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) A few days.

14. What demeaning confession does Gleeson admit to Sughrue?
(a) He planned to ride Betty Sue's possibly famous coattails.
(b) He treats women terribly.
(c) He married Betty Sue.
(d) He dated Betty Sue's mother.

15. Where does Sughrue track Trahearne to before they ever meet?
(a) Las Vegas, gambling.
(b) A bar in Sonoma, California.
(c) A shopping mall.
(d) Washington, lobbying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rosie willing to pay Sughrue for?

2. When Gleeson saw Betty Sue after her disappearance, what was different about her?

3. Who was with Betty Sue the night she disappeared?

4. Why does Sughrue leave Melinda in the night?

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

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