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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT an element Pete despises about the autopsy suites at the city's pathology unit?
(a) Somber mood.
(b) Metallic surfaces.
(c) Harsh light.
(d) Smell of antiseptic.

2. Who comes to Tom's door in Chapter 43 in an attempt to apologize?
(a) Pete.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Karen.
(d) Jane.

3. Who tells Norman Collins that his fingerprints have been found on the weapon used to murder Dominic Barnett?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Dyson.
(c) Pete.
(d) Colin.

4. Which character interviews Norman Collins in Chapter 33?
(a) Karen.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Dyson.
(d) Pete.

5. What sight feels "invasive and wrong" (178) to Tom when he pulls into his driveway at the start of Chapter 34?
(a) Crime scene tape wrapped around his garage.
(b) A group of reporters standing on the grass.
(c) His front door standing open.
(d) His curtains open.

6. Just before Pete leaves in Chapter 34, Jake thanks him for the use of what kind of apartment?
(a) Delightful.
(b) Cozy.
(c) Spacious.
(d) Cool.

7. At the end of Chapter 24, Tom decides to visit which character to get some answers about Dominic Barnett?
(a) Norman.
(b) Mrs. Shearing.
(c) Pete.
(d) Amanda.

8. Which character notices the tension between Pete and Tom in Chapter 32?
(a) Dyson.
(b) Jake.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Karen.

9. The home of which character is being searched in Chapter 30 while Pete watches from his police car?
(a) Amanda Beck.
(b) Frank Carter.
(c) Norman Collins.
(d) Dominic Barnett.

10. Who remembers in Chapter 45 that the front door has been left unlocked?
(a) Pete.
(b) Jake.
(c) Norman.
(d) Tom.

11. Frank Carter owned what type of firm before he was imprisoned for murder?
(a) Waste management.
(b) Marketing.
(c) Scaffolding.
(d) Law.

12. In Chapter 24, when Tom walks Jake to school, what action does Jake refuse to take until they reach the school's gates?
(a) Breathe.
(b) Speak.
(c) Cry.
(d) Laugh.

13. Which character does Jake see in Chapter 46 for the first time since the first day of school?
(a) Mister Night.
(b) Karen.
(c) The girl in the checked blue-and-white dress.
(d) Adam.

14. Tom tells Pete in Chapter 34 that Sally, Pete's ex-wife and Tom's mother, is what?
(a) In a coma.
(b) A nun.
(c) Dead.
(d) In college.

15. Whose body does Pete view when he travels to the city's pathology unit in Chapter 28?
(a) Neil Spencer's.
(b) Jane Carter.
(c) Tony Smith's.
(d) Roger Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, Tom discovers that which character had put in the highest bid for the house Tom eventually bought?

2. What sound causes Pete to end the call he is making to Tom in Chapter 51?

3. How old is Francis Carter, the newest murder suspect, according to Pete?

4. Neil's time of death is estimated in Chapter 23 to consist of a window of how many hours?

5. What feeling does seeing Jake evoke most strongly within Pete?

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