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

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

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

4. Neil's time of death is estimated in Chapter 23 to consist of a window of how many hours?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Norman Collins that his fingerprints have been found on the weapon used to murder Dominic Barnett?

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

3. Who goes downstairs right before the kidnapper starts to ascend the stairs in Chapter 51?

4. How does Tom feel when he finds out in Chapter 41 that someone he knows is a reporter?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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