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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. Tom discovers at the very end of Chapter 52 that which character is no longer in Tom's house?
(a) Karen.
(b) Jake.
(c) Dyson.
(d) Adam.

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

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

4. Which element is NOT a part of the mural Amanda finds at the last known address of Francis Carter?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Bees.
(c) Birds.
(d) Flowers.

5. How many "buried memories" are said to "burst and bloom in [Tom's] head" (167) when he sees Pete in Chapter 31?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 1 trillion.
(c) 1 thousand.
(d) 1 hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which piece of information does Tom NOT tell Karen during their outing in Chapter 36?

2. Who goes with Amanda when she conducts a search of Francis Carter's last known address?

3. Which character does Jake see in Chapter 46 for the first time since the first day of school?

4. Frank Carter owned what type of firm before he was imprisoned for murder?

5. In Chapter 24, when Tom walks Jake to school, what action does Jake refuse to take until they reach the school's gates?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Dyson accompany Tom in Chapter 29 when Tom retrieves Jake from school?

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

3. Who is Karen and what advice does she give to Tom in Chapter 24?

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

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

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

7. How does Tom discover the "old mechanic's pit" (147) located under his garage floor in Chapter 27?

8. In what way does the theme of betrayal arise within one of the chapters in Part Four narrated by Tom?

9. What decision does Pete make the minute he gets into his car after leaving the safe house in Chapter 35?

10. What does Chapter 40 reveal to be the significance of the name "Mister Night" (217)?

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