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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the official tenant of the house on Garholt Street in 1997, the year Frank Carter committed his murders?
(a) Julian Simpson.
(b) Dominic Barnett.
(c) Frank Carter.
(d) Mrs. Shearing.

3. 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 curtains open.
(d) His front door standing open.

4. In Chapter 31, Jake unnerves his father Tom by asking, "Did they find him, Daddy?" (165). About whom is Jake speaking?
(a) Neil Spencer.
(b) Norman Collins.
(c) Frank Carter.
(d) Tony Smith.

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

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

7. What is the house number of the house on Garholt Street that Norman Collins once tried to buy?
(a) 231.
(b) 856.
(c) 13.
(d) 88.

8. Who tells Jake in Chapter 46 that he is correct to be frightened?
(a) The girl in the checked blue-and-white dress.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Adam.
(d) Mister Night.

9. Who runs the briefing that is held in Chapter 23 the day after Neil's body is found at the waste ground?
(a) Pete.
(b) Colin.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Dyson.

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

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

12. What alias is Francis Parker reportedly using?
(a) Michael Dodd.
(b) Jeff Stoner.
(c) David Parker.
(d) Frank Capra.

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

14. What is the major revelation that occurs at the end of Chapter 31?
(a) Jake is adopted.
(b) Pete is Tom's father.
(c) Tom has another child.
(d) Pete has remarried.

15. How many drinks do Tom and Karen have at the bar before they decide to cut the evening short in Chapter 50?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Pete is driving toward a particular destination at the start of Chapter 35, he hears what object "calling to him" (185)?

2. What word does the kidnapper whisper as he ascends the stairs toward Jake's room in Chapter 51?

3. When Pete visits which character in prison in Chapter 42, he vows that it will be the last time?

4. Jake tells his father Tom in Chapter 24 that which boy had bullied him, saying that Jake had taken Neil's place in the class?

5. Which character turns out to be associated with the imaginary friend named Mister Night?

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