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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound causes Pete to end the call he is making to Tom in Chapter 51?
(a) A low battery warning.
(b) The front door opening.
(c) The burglar alarm.
(d) A barking dog.

2. In Chapter 26, Tom discovers that which character had put in the highest bid for the house Tom eventually bought?
(a) Frank.
(b) Pete.
(c) Norman.
(d) Victor.

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

4. At what time of the evening does Pete arrive at Pete's house to watch Jake in Chapter 45?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

5. Who goes with Amanda when she conducts a search of Francis Carter's last known address?
(a) Karen.
(b) Dyson.
(c) Colin.
(d) Pete.

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

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

8. Who provides a place for Tom and Jake to stay while their house is still considered an active crime scene?
(a) The police.
(b) Dyson.
(c) Karen.
(d) Norman Collins.

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

10. What had Pete intended to tell Tom when he first placed a call to him in Chapter 52?
(a) That Jake wanted Tom to come home.
(b) That Colin had fired Pete.
(c) That there had been a break in the Neil Spencer case.
(d) That Pete had fired Amanda.

11. Pete thinks in Chapter 35 that there can "be little doubt" that which character has "grown into a good man" (187)?
(a) Dyson.
(b) Norman.
(c) Tony.
(d) Tom.

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

13. Chapter 50 reveals that Rebecca's cause of death had been due to what?
(a) Asphyxiation.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A drowning.
(d) A heart attack.

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

15. How old is Francis Carter, the newest murder suspect, according to Pete?
(a) 27.
(b) 19.
(c) 23.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sight feels "invasive and wrong" (178) to Tom when he pulls into his driveway at the start of Chapter 34?

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?

4. How does Tom feel when he finds out in Chapter 41 that someone he knows is a reporter?

5. What is the name of Karen's son?

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