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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Pete decides by the end of Chapter 49 that Frank Carter likely feels what primary emotion toward his son Francis?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Envy.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Pride.

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

9. 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 back in the bottle.
(c) He drinks it.
(d) He pours it down the sink.

10. How much time did Norman spend with Tony's body the first time he paid a fee to view his corpse?
(a) 16 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 20 minutes.

11. What word does the kidnapper whisper as he ascends the stairs toward Jake's room in Chapter 51?
(a) Come.
(b) Please.
(c) Now.
(d) Jake.

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

13. In Chapter 23, Pete engages in what type of activity to reduce the stress associated with Neil's case?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Binge-drinking.
(d) Swimming.

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

15. Who goes downstairs right before the kidnapper starts to ascend the stairs in Chapter 51?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Tom.
(c) Pete.
(d) Karen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Pete thinks in Chapter 35 that there can "be little doubt" that which character has "grown into a good man" (187)?

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

4. How many policemen arrive at Tom's house in Chapter 22?

5. Tom tells Pete in Chapter 34 that Sally, Pete's ex-wife and Tom's mother, is what?

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