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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is responsible for Mr. Bowman's death, according to Ellery in Chapter Twenty-Six?
(a) Brooke.
(b) Katrin.
(c) Viv.
(d) Theo.

2. What does Officer Rodriguez want Malcolm to do in Chapter Thirty-Two?
(a) Come into the station for questioning.
(b) Leave town for good.
(c) Go straight home.
(d) Stay with friends for awhile.

3. In the wake of Brooke's disappearance, what has been canceled in Chapter Twenty?
(a) The homecoming court.
(b) The homecoming dance.
(c) The prom.
(d) Classes.

4. Which person does Malcolm record committing an act of vandalism in Chapter Twenty-Nine?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Declan.
(c) Viv.
(d) Katrin.

5. How does Ellery describe Echo Ridge the morning after the homecoming dance?
(a) As tired.
(b) As warm.
(c) As ebullient.
(d) As shocked.

6. Who saves Malcolm from his attackers in Chapter Thirty-One?
(a) Katrin.
(b) Ellery.
(c) Mia.
(d) Declan.

7. What object is found by Brooke's body, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Three?
(a) Declan's football jacket.
(b) Declan's cell phone.
(c) Declan's keychain.
(d) Declan's class ring.

8. What does Malcolm ask Ellery to do as they are dancing in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
(a) Visit a clown museum with him.
(b) Visit a petting zoo with him.
(c) Visit prospective colleges with him.
(d) Visit his father with him.

9. According to Sadie in Chapter Twenty-Two, what was she doing the night Sarah disappeared?
(a) Losing her virginity to Vance.
(b) Losing her virginity to Chad.
(c) Losing her virginity to Ben.
(d) Losing her virginity to Peter.

10. With what object does Daisy threaten Mia in Chapter Twenty-Four?
(a) A poker.
(b) A wrench.
(c) A vase.
(d) A candlestick.

11. Who is quoted in the article run by the major newspaper in Chapter Twenty-One?
(a) Vance.
(b) Peter.
(c) Viv.
(d) Katrin.

12. How does Malcolm feel in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Like a thief.
(b) Like a suspect.
(c) Like a reporter.
(d) Like a dreamer.

13. Where are Ellery and Malcolm confined in Chapter Thirty-Five?
(a) The garage.
(b) The shed.
(c) The basement.
(d) The attic.

14. Who is Viv's date to the homecoming dance?
(a) Theo.
(b) Kyle.
(c) Declan.
(d) Malcolm.

15. What does Malcolm do with the recording of the vandal in Chapter Twenty-Nine?
(a) He deletes it.
(b) He does nothing with it.
(c) He takes it to Officer McNulty.
(d) He gives it to Officer Rodriguez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is left running outside of the room in which Ellery and Malcolm are trapped in Chapter Thirty-Five?

2. What was the reason Sarah was killed, as revealed to the reader in Chapter Thirty-Eight?

3. According to Daisy in Chapter Twenty-Four, whom did she secretly love while in high school?

4. Who is a search party captain, as Malcolm learns in Chapter Twenty-Three?

5. In Chapter Twenty-One, what does Ezra suggest Mia do in order to get information out of her sister?

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