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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Karen's son, as revealed in Chapter 13?
(a) Matt.
(b) Jack.
(c) Adam.
(d) Fred.

2. In Chapter 11, Tom has a nightmare about his father throwing what object at Tom's mother's face?
(a) A medicine ball.
(b) An iron.
(c) A glass.
(d) A knife.

3. Which character was referred to in the newspapers as "The Whisper Man" (36)?
(a) Victor Tyler.
(b) Norman Collins.
(c) Frank Carter.
(d) Dominic Barnett.

4. What had the creature outside Neil's window been doing, according to Neil?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Whispering.

5. Pete had received the call alerting him to the disappearance of Neil Spencer just as he was sitting down to eat which meal?
(a) Brunch.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dinner.

6. Which character bullies Jake by saying that Jake had taken Neil Spencer's classroom chair?
(a) Lucas.
(b) Matt.
(c) Owen.
(d) Tabby.

7. Jake runs out of which room in Chapter 18, yelling that he hates his father, Tom?
(a) Kitchen.
(b) Office.
(c) Living room.
(d) Den.

8. By the time Amanda hosts a press conference, how many hours have passed since Neil's disappearance?
(a) 22.
(b) 4.
(c) 46.
(d) 15.

9. What type of T-shirt is pulled up over Neil Spencer's face when his body is found in Tom's garage?
(a) Minecraft.
(b) Skyrim.
(c) The Walking Dead.
(d) Super Mario Brothers.

10. What is NOT a color featured on the butterflies Tom finds roosting in his garage?
(a) Orange.
(b) Purple.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

11. In Chapter 5, when Jake and Tom get ready to move, how many months have passed since Rebecca's death?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

12. It is revealed in Chapter 5 that Tom refuses to take what action in front of his son Jake?
(a) To laugh.
(b) To lie.
(c) To cry.
(d) To kiss a woman other than Jake's mother.

13. How many months have passed since Neil Spencer's disappearance, according to Pete in Chapter 10?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

14. What is the main strategy Pete uses to cope with stress, as revealed in Chapter 7?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Drugs.

15. How does Jake respond when Tom asks him whether he still likes their new house?
(a) He hugs his father.
(b) He says the house now gives him the creeps.
(c) He says he misses his mother.
(d) He starts to cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many guards escort Frank Carter to his visit with Pete in Chapter 15?

2. What action does Jake ask permission to take in Chapter 11 that Tom says is unprecedented?

3. Mrs. Spencer tells Amanda in Chapter 6 that Neil had reported what type of creature outside his window before he went missing?

4. Which other name is mentioned within the prologue, in addition to the person to whom it is addressed?

5. How long has it been since Tom wrote anything, as revealed in Chapter 13?

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