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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. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, when Kline picks up Bobby, why does he motion to Bobby to be silent?
(a) Kline thinks his car might be bugged with audio surveillance equipment.
(b) Kline likes to save conversation for dinner.
(c) Kline is concentrating on another missing person's case.
(d) Kline is in the middle of a conversation with someone on his carphone.

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what is the girl's doctor's proper name?
(a) Chetworth.
(b) Trask.
(c) Hardwick.
(d) Henderson.

3. Where does Bobby live when he arrives at his destination after leaving New Orleans for the winter?
(a) In an old farmhouse.
(b) In his Mother's childhood house.
(c) In his father's childhood house.
(d) In a house owned by Jimmy Anderson.

4. Why does Kline that Bobby does not want to open his sister's last letter to Bobby?
(a) He knows the letter is accusatory and he cannot face accusations from his sister.
(b) He knows the letter is a love letter and he cannot acknowledge that love.
(c) Because then Bobby will know everything there is to know and the story will be over.
(d) He knows the letter will direct him to do something he does not want to do.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what old friend does Bobby say asks after John?
(a) Borman.
(b) Red.
(c) Darlin Dave.
(d) Seals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John's good news and bad news in Chapter 8?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say to the waiter that he definitely does not want?

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, as the dummy is being loaded back into the trunk, what name does the girl remember is the dummy's real name?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the agent say Bobby is under investigation for?

5. What does Bobby tell Kline that his sister spends her inheritance money on?

Short Essay Questions

1. After recounting his time in Eastern State, why does John say that he is somewhat reluctant about Tulsa being back in his life?

2. How does the person that Bobby meets with after talking to the guys in suits know that Bobby's sister was beautiful?

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, why does Bobby change his major from math to physics?

4. What happens to Bobby's pet while Bobby is away on the jack-up rig? How does it happen?

5. What is in the trunk that the Kid brings into the girl's room?

6. Who visits Bobby while he is living alone in a shack by the beach? Why does the person who visits Bobby say that he is there?

7. As a child what does Bobby find in the woods?

8. One night while Bobby is in Wartburg, Bobby mentions Alice's papers. Who is Alice? What happened to her?

9. What happens to Bobby when goes to the jack-up rig?

10. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what does the Kid tell the girl about math and reality before she goes to bed?

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