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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Declan's alibi for the night of Brooke's disappearance, as explained in Chapter Thirty-Three?
(a) He was at a bar.
(b) He was at school.
(c) He was with Malcolm.
(d) He was with Daisy.

3. Where does Malcolm go in Chapter Thirty-Three?
(a) Ellery's house.
(b) Declan's apartment.
(c) His own house.
(d) Mia's house.

4. What do Ellery and Malcolm notice about Katrin during the homecoming dance in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
(a) She is visibly excited.
(b) She is visibly depressed.
(c) She is visibly scared.
(d) She is visibly intoxicated.

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

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

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

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

9. According to Officer Rodriguez in Chapter Thirty-Two, why are the McNultys not being investigated?
(a) They are very rich.
(b) They have cut a deal with prosecutors.
(c) Their father is a policeman.
(d) They have confirmed alibis.

10. Who is a search party captain, as Malcolm learns in Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) Theo Coolidge.
(b) Vance Puckett.
(c) Peter Nilsson.
(d) Kyle McNulty.

11. Who is the twins' father, as revealed in Chapter Twenty-Eight?
(a) Mr. Rodriguez.
(b) Vance Puckett.
(c) Peter Nilsson.
(d) Chad McNulty.

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

13. According to Ellery in Chapter Twenty-Six, who has motive and opportunity to hurt Brooke?
(a) Declan.
(b) Viv.
(c) Vance.
(d) Katrin.

14. To where does Ellery walk alone in Chapter Thirty?
(a) Echo Ridge High School.
(b) Fright Farm.
(c) The cultural center.
(d) Dalton's Emporium.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While at Ryan Rodriguez's house in Chapter Twenty-Eight, what photograph does Ellery discover?

2. According to Ellery and Malcolm in Chapter Thirty-Four, where was Katrin on the night of the hit-and-run?

3. Of what does Malcolm dream in Chapter Twenty-Nine?

4. Ellery thinks that the broken figurine she examines in Chapter Nineteen best represents what?

5. What does Katrin believe about Malcolm, as she tells Officer McNulty in Chapter Eighteen?

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