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

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

3. How old is Francis Carter, the newest murder suspect, according to Pete?
(a) 23.
(b) 19.
(c) 27.
(d) 32.

4. Pete thinks in Chapter 35 that there can "be little doubt" that which character has "grown into a good man" (187)?
(a) Tom.
(b) Dyson.
(c) Norman.
(d) Tony.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who provides a place for Tom and Jake to stay while their house is still considered an active crime scene?

2. What does Pete do with the vodka he pours into the tumbler near the end of Chapter 35?

3. Which character notices the tension between Pete and Tom in Chapter 32?

4. By the end of Chapter 48, Amanda believes that Francis Carter feels what primary emotion toward his father Frank Carter?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. For what reason does Tom leave Jake at home in Chapter 47 and who comes over to watch Jake?

5. On what basis is Norman arrested in Chapter 33 and how does Amanda feel about the event?

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

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

8. To whom does Tom tell his whole sordid Featherbank story in Chapter 36 and why?

9. For what reason does Pete feel compelled to view Tony's body at the city's pathology unit?

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

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