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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. When Reese does not help Milo willingly, what does Milo shoot?
(a) Helen.
(b) The pillars to Reese's porch.
(c) Reese.
(d) A drug addict.

2. Who knocks on Milo's office door in "Chapter 1"?
(a) Helen.
(b) Raymond.
(c) His father.
(d) Mrs. Duffy.

3. What does Elton say Raymond was obsessed with?
(a) Explosions.
(b) Guns and fast draw.
(c) Computers.
(d) Writing.

4. Who claims to have had an affair with Helen in graduate school?
(a) Simon.
(b) Raymond.
(c) Milo.
(d) Dick Diamond.

5. What job did Milo have when he took in Muffin?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Detective.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Sheriff's deputy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Milo go in order to drink with his friends?

2. When Milo's father died, what happened to his clothes?

3. Whose van does Milo see at the Riverside motel?

4. What is Helen Duffy's profession?

5. Who encourages Reese to press charges against Milo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Milo go to see Jamison in "Chapter 8", and what is Jamison's reaction to the visit?

2. Who is Muffin and what is his relationship with Milo?

3. How does Raymond die, and where does Milo receive this information?

4. Who is Raymond and where are his last known whereabouts?

5. What can readers tell about Milo's reaction to the death of his father?

6. When Milo corner's Elton at his car, what occurs?

7. Discuss Milo's father's overcoat and who it now belongs to.

8. When Milo travels to Elton's house, what happens?

9. When Reese refuses to help Milo in his search for information on Raymond, what does Milo do in response?

10. Discuss Simon's involvement with Nickie's case.

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