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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pete do with the vodka he pours into the tumbler near the end of Chapter 35?
(a) He offers it to Karen.
(b) He pours it down the sink.
(c) He pours it back in the bottle.
(d) He drinks it.

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

3. The policemen who arrive at Tom's door in Chapter 22 lose interest in Tom's story about the intruder when what object is mentioned?
(a) A Miniature Schnauzer.
(b) A doorbell.
(c) A baseball bat.
(d) A snowflake.

4. Which character turns out to be associated with the imaginary friend named Mister Night?
(a) Frank Carter.
(b) Pete.
(c) Rebecca.
(d) Jake.

5. What happens to Norman Collins at the end of Chapter 33?
(a) He is murdered.
(b) He is set free.
(c) He is arrested.
(d) He is assaulted.

6. Toward what location does Pete drivea at the start of Chapter 35?
(a) Amanda's house.
(b) The police station.
(c) His house.
(d) The house on Garholt Street.

7. Tom discovers in Chapter 41 that which character is actually a reporter?
(a) Karen.
(b) Dyson.
(c) Adam.
(d) Amanda.

8. What is the strongest emotion Pete experiences as a result of Tony's body being found, as described in Chapter 30?
(a) Relief.
(b) Regret.
(c) Apprehension.
(d) Fear.

9. As Pete is driving toward a particular destination at the start of Chapter 35, he hears what object "calling to him" (185)?
(a) The cuckoo clock.
(b) The cooking sherry.
(c) The cocktail shaker.
(d) The kitchen cabinet.

10. From whose first-person point of view is Chapter 47 presented?
(a) Pete's.
(b) Tom's.
(c) Amanda's.
(d) Jake's.

11. What feeling does seeing Jake evoke most strongly within Pete?
(a) Hope.
(b) Fear.
(c) Affection.
(d) Rage.

12. From whose perspective are the events of Chapter 44 presented?
(a) Tom.
(b) Jake.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Pete.

13. In what position is Pete lying when Tom arrives home to find him in a pool of blood at the end of Chapter 52?
(a) On his back.
(b) On his stomach.
(c) On his side.
(d) In the fetal position.

14. How many policemen arrive at Tom's house in Chapter 22?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

15. When Pete visits which character in prison in Chapter 42, he vows that it will be the last time?
(a) Victor Tyler.
(b) Jane Carter.
(c) Francis Carter.
(d) Frank Carter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of establishment is Neil's murdererer sitting in Chapter 37?

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

3. In Chapter 23, Pete engages in what type of activity to reduce the stress associated with Neil's case?

4. Who goes downstairs right before the kidnapper starts to ascend the stairs in Chapter 51?

5. In Chapter 24, when Tom walks Jake to school, what action does Jake refuse to take until they reach the school's gates?

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