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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what type of establishment is Neil's murdererer sitting in Chapter 37?
(a) A bar.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A bank.
(d) A library.

3. Which piece of information does Tom NOT tell Karen during their outing in Chapter 36?
(a) The reason for the police search of his home.
(b) His late wife Rebecca's cause of death.
(c) The identity of his father.
(d) Pete's involvement in the Tony Smith investigation.

4. What sight feels "invasive and wrong" (178) to Tom when he pulls into his driveway at the start of Chapter 34?
(a) A group of reporters standing on the grass.
(b) His curtains open.
(c) Crime scene tape wrapped around his garage.
(d) His front door standing open.

5. What does Tom find out about Dominic Barnett, his home's former tenant, in Chapter 24?
(a) He moved to China.
(b) He still lives on the same street.
(c) He is a mailman.
(d) He is dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pete tells Tom in Chapter 40 that which character had banned him from Tom's life?

2. What is the strongest emotion Pete experiences as a result of Tony's body being found, as described in Chapter 30?

3. How many "buried memories" are said to "burst and bloom in [Tom's] head" (167) when he sees Pete in Chapter 31?

4. Neil's time of death is estimated in Chapter 23 to consist of a window of how many hours?

5. The narrator of Chapter 32 presents events from whose perspective?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of scene do Karen and Tom find back at Tom's house at the end of Chapter 52?

2. What new lead comes to the police department's attention in Chapter 44 and why?

3. Who was Dominic Barnett, according to Pete's accounts?

4. What was Frank Carter's murder signature and what hypothesis does Pete create about it in Chapter 49?

5. In what way is Norman Collins revealed to be a red herring in Chapter 37 of the novel?

6. What does Pete decide before his final prison visit with Frank Carter in Chapter 42?

7. In what way does North portray Pete as both a skeptic and a dreamer?

8. In what way is irony used within North's depiction of Amanda's feelings of respect for Pete?

9. Describe the police's response to Tom's call about the man trying to get into his house.

10. Discuss an instance when North uses a simile to create a vivid characterization of a marginal character, such as Norman.

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