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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. Who tells Elvis that Ellen is missing?
(a) Janet.
(b) O'Brannon.
(c) Pike.
(d) Poitras.

2. What does Elvis inspect in Chapter 5?
(a) Fingerprints.
(b) The house for forced entry.
(c) The house for anyone stilll there.
(d) Footprints.

3. What is Garrett Rice's occupation?
(a) He's an engineer.
(b) He's a producer.
(c) He's a nurse.
(d) He's a chef.

4. On what day did Mort and Perry never come home?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

5. What does Elvis criticize Janet for in Chapter 10?
(a) The way she cleans.
(b) The way she talks.
(c) The way she cooks.
(d) The way she treats Ellen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Elvis's partner?

2. What does the blond boy do at Elvis's stake-out?

3. Why is Elvis named Elvis?

4. Whom does Elvis see in the house that Elvis follows the blond boy to?

5. Who begins questioning Elvis in Chapter 9, insinuating Elvis is the murderer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ellen not want to talk to the police after her home's break-in?

2. Discuss the importance of Ellen's sandwiches.

3. Why does Elvis not believe that Mort ransacked the Langs' home?

4. What does Lieutenant Baishe do?

5. Describe how Elvis's attractiveness grows by Chapter 10.

6. What significance does Kansas have in "The Monkey's Raincoat"?

7. How does Elvis demonstrate being superior to the Hispanic watchmen?

8. What does Dom accuse Elvis of?

9. Who is Rudy Gambino?

10. Describe how Elvis becomes Ellen's teacher.

(see the answer keys)

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