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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 Smiley run back to the car to retrieve after he has escaped his attacker?
(a) Meat.
(b) Money.
(c) Books.
(d) Clothes.

2. What is the name of the town psychiatrist?
(a) Valerie.
(b) Mallory.
(c) Dahlia.
(d) Cadence.

3. What unusual body part does Catfish notice on the giant fish he hauls out of the water?
(a) Leg.
(b) Lips.
(c) Arms.
(d) Hair.

4. What is the name of the informant who works for the Sheriff?
(a) The Panther.
(b) The Spider.
(c) The Hawk.
(d) The Dragon.

5. What type of truck does the sea monster see and hope to mate with?
(a) A BP truck.
(b) A Shell truck.
(c) A Texaco truck.
(d) A Sunoco truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives was typically used to describe Catfish after he was released from prison?

2. What shocking natural disaster does Estelle see out her window, but ignores?

3. What does Mavis threaten to hit Molly over the head with?

4. After her first meeting with Val, how does the receptionist feel about the appointment?

5. How long has Theo been in his current profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Molly treated when she enters the hardware store to run a few errands?

2. According to Joseph Leander, how did Bess really die?

3. What happens to Theo at the end of the novel?

4. How does Gabe react when he realizes some of his rats are missing?

5. What memories is Steve suddenly flooded with when he starts to remember his past?

6. How is the sea monster lured back to the sea?

7. Why does the Sheriff call Theo continually after the meth lab bust?

8. What is the immediate reaction from first responders about Bess Leander's death?

9. What reason does Molly give as to why she's in a relationship with Steve?

10. What surprises Estelle about her visit to The Slug's Head?

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