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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 item does Mr. Harvey have a lot of in his house?
(a) Robots.
(b) Clocks.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Carpets.

2. What piece of Mr. Harvey's mother's jewelry fascinates him?
(a) Her diamond earrings.
(b) Her pearl brooch.
(c) Her amber necklace.
(d) Her emerald bracelet.

3. What does Jack try to use the board game for that the family plays at Christmas?
(a) To explain to Buckley what happened to Susie.
(b) To explain to Buckley that everyone loses something at some time.
(c) To explain to Buckley that life is not fair.
(d) To explain to Buckley that people are really mean and greedy deep down.

4. Which family member comes to live with the Salmons after Susie's death?
(a) Grandma Lynn.
(b) Aunt Lynn.
(c) Aunt Gertrude.
(d) Uncle Frank.

5. What is Mr. Harvey's demeanor as he cleans himself up after the murder?
(a) Festive.
(b) Frenzied.
(c) Calm.
(d) Crazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Holly?

2. How difficult was it for Mr. Harvey to lure Susie to his secret room?

3. What object does Mr. Harvey have that once belonged to a girl named Claire?

4. When Mr. Harvey dreams of exotic buildings, what country are they located in?

5. What does Lindsey say in response to her principal's apology for her family's loss?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Susie's murder, Lindsey has a rough time at school. What is it about school that makes her so angry?

2. While visiting Jack in the hospital, what does Lindsey try to do to comfort him?

3. What surprising advice does Ruana give Jack about what to do about his suspicions of Mr. Harvey?

4. After she tells of her own murder, what embarrassing story about Lindsey does Susie recall?

5. How is the reader supposed to interpret Lindsey's reaction to seeing Mr. Harvey at Susie's memorial?

6. How does Mr. Harvey react when Jack accuses him of being involved in his daughter's death?

7. How do Buckley's family members respond when he mentions that he sees Susie all the time after her death?

8. What does Susie's heaven have?

9. After Susie is murdered, what does Jack want desperately from his dead daughter?

10. What evidence does Jack give Detective Fenerman when he first calls to report Mr. Harvey as a suspect?

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