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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Malcolm find while trapped in Chapter Thirty-Five?
(a) A paperclip.
(b) A key.
(c) A rock.
(d) A pipe.

2. The broken figurine in Chapter Nineteen is an example of what literary device?
(a) Irony.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Foreshadowing.

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

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

5. According to Malcolm, how does Katrin appear at the end of Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) Calm.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Angry.
(d) Determined.

6. Whom does Malcolm call in Chapter Thirty-Four?
(a) Chad McNulty.
(b) Vance Puckett.
(c) Ben Coates.
(d) Ryan Rodriguez.

7. Ellery thinks that the broken figurine she examines in Chapter Nineteen best represents what?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her aunt.

8. How does Ellery convince Vance to speak to her in Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) She threatens him with going to the police.
(b) She shows him incriminating photos.
(c) She loses a rematch to him.
(d) She offers him a bottle of whiskey.

9. According to Daisy in Chapter Twenty-Four, what odd piece of jewelry did Lacey have shortly before her death?
(a) A pair of earrings that looked like daggers.
(b) A ring that looked like barbed wire.
(c) A bracelet that looked like twisted antlers.
(d) A necklace that looked like bent nails.

10. According to Ellery and Malcolm in Chapter Thirty-Four, where was Katrin on the night of the hit-and-run?
(a) On a cruise.
(b) At cheerleading practice.
(c) With her aunt.
(d) At home.

11. Who is the culprit behind the murders of young women in Echo Ridge?
(a) Ryan Rodriguez.
(b) Peter Nilsson.
(c) Vance Puckett.
(d) Declan Kelly.

12. What is the title of the article that just appeared in the Burlington Free Press in Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) "A Deadly Past—and a Common Future."
(b) “A Tragic Past—and a Common Thread."
(c) "A Mysterious Past—and a Puzzling Future."
(d) "A Joyful Past—and an Exciting Future."

13. When Ellery informs Malcolm she believes him in Chapter Nineteen, how does Malcolm respond?
(a) He laughs with relief.
(b) He trembles with relief.
(c) He sags with relief.
(d) He cries with relief.

14. In Chapter Twenty-One, Ellery wonders if which three people could have formed a love triangle?
(a) Lacey, Declan, and Daisy.
(b) Lacey, Declan, and Brooke.
(c) Lacey, Declan, and Liz.
(d) Lacey, Malcolm, and Mia.

15. Who was initially behind the vandalism, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Six?
(a) Viv.
(b) Katrin.
(c) Theo.
(d) Vance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the murderer intend for Ellery and Malcolm to die in Chapter Thirty-Five?

2. How does Ellery describe Echo Ridge the morning after the homecoming dance?

3. Who encounters Ellery as she is walking alone in Chapter Thirty?

4. What upsets Declan regarding his younger brother in Chapter Thirty-Three?

5. What information does Malcolm withhold from Officer McNulty in Chapter Eighteen?

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