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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 NOT an element Pete despises about the autopsy suites at the city's pathology unit?
(a) Smell of antiseptic.
(b) Harsh light.
(c) Metallic surfaces.
(d) Somber mood.

2. What had Pete intended to tell Tom when he first placed a call to him in Chapter 52?
(a) That Pete had fired Amanda.
(b) That Colin had fired Pete.
(c) That there had been a break in the Neil Spencer case.
(d) That Jake wanted Tom to come home.

3. What alias is Francis Parker reportedly using?
(a) Michael Dodd.
(b) Jeff Stoner.
(c) David Parker.
(d) Frank Capra.

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

5. In Chapter 26, Tom discovers that which character had put in the highest bid for the house Tom eventually bought?
(a) Pete.
(b) Victor.
(c) Frank.
(d) Norman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which element is NOT a part of the mural Amanda finds at the last known address of Francis Carter?

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

3. How old is Francis Carter, the newest murder suspect, according to Pete?

4. Who remembers in Chapter 45 that the front door has been left unlocked?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the one useful piece of information Tom gleans from Mrs. Shearing when he visits her in Chapter 26?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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