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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. Beck is upset that who does not attend her fiction reading?
(a) Joe.
(b) Benji.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Peach.

2. How old was Joe when he started working at the bookshop?
(a) 21.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 19.

3. What does Beck lose on the way home from the bar?
(a) Her cell phone.
(b) Her wallet.
(c) Her shoe.
(d) Her keys.

4. What happened while the owner of the bookshop was punishing Joe?
(a) Hurricane Iris.
(b) The attacks on September 11.
(c) A flu outbreak.
(d) A fire.

5. What does Joe use to kill Benji?
(a) A poisoned pizza.
(b) A poisoned beer.
(c) A poisoned can of club soda.
(d) A poisoned latte.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Joe, what makes us stronger?

2. What does Joe describe as "an obvious complication"?

3. What does Joe leave alongside Benji's remains?

4. Who is Nathan Herzog?

5. Where does Joe place Benji's remains?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Benji give Joe? What does he tell him about this item?

2. Who is Spencer Hewitt? What is significant about him?

3. What is the significance of the red ladle?

4. What does Joe learn about Benji?

5. How does Joe meet Beck? What does Joe think about her?

6. Why did Mr. Mooney punish Joe? How did he punish him?

7. What happened while Joe was being punished by Mr. Mooney?

8. Who interrupts Joe and Beck as they are assembling her bed? What is the outcome of this interruption?

9. How does Joe help Beck during a dangerous situation?

10. What happens when Joe escorts Beck home after the night at the bar?

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