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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Betty Sue left Jackson, how did she feel about him?
(a) She knew their relationship would not work.
(b) She wanted nothing to do with him.
(c) She loved him even more.
(d) She kept secrets from him because she distrusted him.

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

3. What sort of sculptures does Melinda make?
(a) They envision her dreams and hopes for her future.
(b) They portray beautiful, fragile, traumatized women.
(c) Ugly and hideous memories from her past.
(d) Abstract and beautiful objects.

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

5. Who does Sughrue encounter during a walk through the woods?
(a) Woodland creatures.
(b) A homeless person.
(c) Edna.
(d) Catherine.

6. What does the person in the woods bully Sughrue into doing for his/her benefit?
(a) Buying breakfast.
(b) Catching fish.
(c) Giving money.
(d) Testifying in court.

7. Why did Sughrue quit the line of work he started in San Francisco?
(a) Sughrue found a butchered fourteen-year-old boy.
(b) Sughrue hated breaking up fights.
(c) Sughrue disliked the mundane work.
(d) Sughrue wanted a new outlook on life.

8. Who lives with Catherine?
(a) Jackson.
(b) An escaped convict.
(c) Eight cats.
(d) Edna.

9. How many years did it take Betty Sue to call Jimmy?
(a) A decade.
(b) Four or five years.
(c) She's never contacted him.
(d) A day.

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

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

12. What activity do Rosie and Sughrue partake in to calm themselves after the police questioning?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Making love.
(d) Smoking.

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

14. Where does Saghure track Peggy Bain to?
(a) A bar.
(b) A zoo.
(c) A dollar store.
(d) A drug party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sughrue end up talking to Melinda after dinner?

2. In regards to the police, what do Sophie and Rosie develop after the bar fight?

3. What best describes Melinda the first time Sughrue sees her?

4. Whom did Betty Sue leave the commune with?

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

(see the answer keys)

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