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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 word does the kidnapper whisper as he ascends the stairs toward Jake's room in Chapter 51?
(a) Please.
(b) Jake.
(c) Now.
(d) Come.

2. 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) His curtains open.
(c) A group of reporters standing on the grass.
(d) Crime scene tape wrapped around his garage.

3. Whose imaginary friend was Mister Night?
(a) Amanda's.
(b) Pete's.
(c) Tom's.
(d) Jake's.

4. In what type of establishment is Neil's murdererer sitting in Chapter 37?
(a) A library.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A bank.
(d) A bar.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the official tenant of the house on Garholt Street in 1997, the year Frank Carter committed his murders?

2. Pete thinks in Chapter 30 about what kind of weapon that was used to kill Dominic Barnett?

3. The policemen who arrive at Tom's door in Chapter 22 lose interest in Tom's story about the intruder when what object is mentioned?

4. Toward what location does Pete drivea at the start of Chapter 35?

5. Tom tells Pete in Chapter 34 that Sally, Pete's ex-wife and Tom's mother, is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of scene do Karen and Tom find back at Tom's house at the end of Chapter 52?

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

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

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

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

6. What evidence does Amanda find when she searches Francis Carter's former home in Chapter 48?

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

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

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

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

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