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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reports that he had spoken to Terry, while Terry had appeared not to recognize him?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Yunel.
(c) Claude.
(d) Derek.

2. What is the name of Ralph's wife?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Jeannie.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Kathleen.

3. Who reports witnessing Frank get into a van with Terry Maitland on the day of Frank's murder?
(a) Holly.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Marcy.
(d) Arlene.

4. The person who tells Terry not to wear the bulletproof vest does so out of concern that it will make Terry appear to be what?
(a) Scared.
(b) Cowed.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Guilty.

5. What action is the murderer said to have taken during or just after sodomizing Frank?
(a) He defecated.
(b) He spat.
(c) He urinated.
(d) He ejaculated.

6. A book written by which author is thrown at Marcy just before Terry's murder?
(a) Truman Capote.
(b) Harper Lee.
(c) Joseph Conrad.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

7. What is the last name of the Maitlands' lawyer Howie?
(a) Little.
(b) Winner.
(c) Straight.
(d) Long.

8. What color is the handkerchief that the man with the burn scars is wearing on his head on the day of Terry's arraignment?
(a) Blue.
(b) Purple.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

9. In what capacity does Alec Pulley work for Howie Long?
(a) As an investigator.
(b) As a driver.
(c) As a receptionist.
(d) As a bodyguard.

10. Which character wonders why he had not chosen to take Terry through a back entrance into the courthouse on the day of his arraignment?
(a) Fred.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Yunel.
(d) Claude.

11. What activity is Johnathan Ritz doing at the time he finds Frank's body in a park?
(a) Attending his son's soccer game.
(b) Walking his dog.
(c) Coming back from the grocery store.
(d) Training for a marathon.

12. What is the first name of the Cassidy boy who is caught driving the van associated with Frank's murder?
(a) Jason.
(b) Merl.
(c) Perry.
(d) Steve.

13. Who is the second person in Frank's family to die following Frank's murder?
(a) Frank's brother.
(b) Frank's father.
(c) Frank's sister.
(d) Frank's mother.

14. What is the last name of Frank, the boy whose mutilated body is discovered at the start of the novel?
(a) Ritz.
(b) Maitland.
(c) Miller.
(d) Peterson.

15. At what time on the afternoon of Frank's murder was Frank seen putting his bicycle into a van?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Ralph admit that he should have brought Terry in for questioning before arresting him publicly?

2. Who mistakenly shoots the lens of a television camera while trying to defend Terry?

3. How old is the boy found to be driving the white van associated with Frank's murder?

4. What kind of literature does Harlan Coben write?

5. What is the name of the taxi driver who reports seeing Terry going into a strip club, but only to make a quick phone call

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