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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. To what type of establishment do Karen and Tom go after dropping their respective sons off at school in Chapter 36?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A park.
(d) A bar.

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

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

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

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

8. Pete tells Tom in Chapter 40 that which character had banned him from Tom's life?
(a) Karen.
(b) Mathilda.
(c) Jane.
(d) Sally.

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

10. Pete tells Amanda in Chapter 25 that which character had been brought in for questioning 10 years before due to his odd behavior?
(a) Norman.
(b) Tom.
(c) Frank.
(d) Dyson.

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

12. 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.

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

14. What is the name of Karen's son?
(a) Adam.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) Colin.
(d) Bruce.

15. 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 doorbell.
(b) A Miniature Schnauzer.
(c) A snowflake.
(d) A baseball bat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pete decides by the end of Chapter 49 that Frank Carter likely feels what primary emotion toward his son Francis?

2. What happens to Norman Collins at the end of Chapter 33?

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

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

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

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