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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. What is the strongest emotion Pete experiences as a result of Tony's body being found, as described in Chapter 30?
(a) Fear.
(b) Regret.
(c) Relief.
(d) Apprehension.

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

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

4. Frank Carter owned what type of firm before he was imprisoned for murder?
(a) Marketing.
(b) Waste management.
(c) Law.
(d) Scaffolding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23, Pete engages in what type of activity to reduce the stress associated with Neil's case?

2. Which character turns out to be associated with the imaginary friend named Mister Night?

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

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

5. What word does the kidnapper whisper as he ascends the stairs toward Jake's room in Chapter 51?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Whose perspective does the narrator present in Chapter 37 and what is the intended effect of the choice?

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

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

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

8. What sight feels "invasive and wrong" (178) to Tom when he sees the police searching the house on Garholt Street?

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

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

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