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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. During what month of the year are these chapters sent?
(a) December.
(b) August.
(c) January.
(d) July.

2. Why does Cynthia recognize the noises as gunfire?
(a) She doesn't.
(b) Her father was a cop.
(c) Her father used to shoot.
(d) She owns a gun.

3. What was Steven Ames' moto in life?
(a) No way.
(b) I'll do it.
(c) No problem.
(d) Not me.

4. What litters the upstairs hallway?
(a) Broken china.
(b) Toys.
(c) Bullets.
(d) Dead animals.

5. What does Belinda see that startles her?
(a) Weeds.
(b) More power wagons.
(c) Tumbleweed.
(d) Cacti.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state is this novel set?

2. What is Seth's most annoying trait?

3. What kind of dog is Hannibal?

4. Who is the character is Chapter 4 who sees everything?

5. Why does Mary think all the people are outside their homes when she first enters the neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brad Josephson insist on going back home?

2. Why are Ellie and Ralph not shot?

3. What is Collier Entragian's background?

4. What three resolutions did Collie make to himself the morning of the shootings?

5. According to Allen Symes, what happens at the Deep Earth Mining Corporation?

6. Describe Audrey's tone in her letter to Janice.

7. What does Cary imagine about Collier?

8. What does Peter do against the advice of others?

9. What strange situation does Audrey tell Janice about in her letter?

10. What is happening on Poplar Street just before the shootings?

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