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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) Theo.
(b) Viv.
(c) Brooke.
(d) Katrin.

2. Who attacks Malcolm in Chapter Thirty-One?
(a) Ezra and Ellery.
(b) Katrin and Viv.
(c) Peter and his mother.
(d) Theo and Kyle.

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

4. What does Ezra warn Ellery about doing in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Making friends in Echo Ridge.
(b) Losing her luggage again.
(c) Developing wild theories.
(d) Getting a crush on Malcolm.

5. What does Officer Rodriguez warn Ellery against in Chapter Twenty-Nine?
(a) Drawing premature conclusions.
(b) Befriending Malcolm Kelly.
(c) Missing school.
(d) Working at Fright Farm.

6. As Ellery discovers in Chapter Twenty-Five, the invoice is for work done on whose vehicle?
(a) Viv's vehicle.
(b) Declan's vehicle.
(c) Brooke's vehicle.
(d) Katrin's vehicle.

7. It is thanks to whose efforts that Ellery and Malcolm are allowed entrance to the homecoming dance in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
(a) Viv.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Katrin.
(d) Mia.

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

9. Who encounters Ellery as she is walking alone in Chapter Thirty?
(a) Peter Nilsson.
(b) Officer McNulty.
(c) Declan Kelly.
(d) Vance Puckett.

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

11. According to Viv in Chapter Twenty-Three, what has she given up doing?
(a) Going to homecoming.
(b) Applying to college.
(c) Writing an article on the anniversary of Lacey's death.
(d) Searching for Brooke.

12. What test does Mia discuss in Chapter Twenty-Nine?
(a) The killer test.
(b) The modus operandi test.
(c) The motive test.
(d) The crime test.

13. What do Ellery and Malcolm decide to do at the end of Chapter Twenty-Six?
(a) Break into Viv's locker.
(b) Follow Vance Puckett.
(c) Spy on Ryan Rodriguez.
(d) Attend the homecoming dance.

14. How does the murderer intend for Ellery and Malcolm to die in Chapter Thirty-Five?
(a) By overdosing.
(b) By lead poisoning.
(c) By cyanide poisoning.
(d) By carbon monoxide poisoning.

15. Who rescues Ellery and Malcolm, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Six?
(a) Mia Kwon.
(b) Ryan Rodriguez.
(c) Ezra Corcoran.
(d) Declan Kelly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who threatens Ellery and Malcolm with a gun in Chapter Thirty-Four?

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

3. The news coverage Ellery watches in Chapter Thirty-Two reports what information about Brooke?

4. What game do the group play in Chapter Twenty-One?

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

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