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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Laura hurt her leg?
(a) Fell off a bicycle.
(b) Fell out of a tree.
(c) Broke her leg diving in a quarry.
(d) Hit by a car when she was a kid.

2. What month is it in Chapter 2?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) February.

3. How old is Daniel when Carla begins seeing her sister Angela again?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

4. What does Carla have in her shed?
(a) Red tricycle.
(b) Lawn mower.
(c) Blue tricycle.
(d) Gardening tools.

5. In Chapter 10, where was Daniel going to go to boarding school?
(a) Middlesex.
(b) Oxfordshire.
(c) Bedfordshire.
(d) Abingdon.

6. Where did Daniel have knife wounds?
(a) Neck and face.
(b) Chest and neck.
(c) Stomach
(d) Chest and back.

7. In Chapter 9, who is waiting at the bookshop when Miriam arrives?
(a) Irene Barnes.
(b) Carla Myerson.
(c) Theo Myerson.
(d) Laura.

8. Who does Miriam remember visited the boy?
(a) A young woman about his age.
(b) Some men and women his age.
(c) Some young men his age.
(d) A woman with gray hair who might have been in her 50s.

9. How long has Carla lived in her place?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 12 months.

10. How many boxes of books did Carla Mayerson leave for her from her deceased sister Angela?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

11. When does Miriam clean the toilet?
(a) Every second Sunday.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Every other Monday.

12. How long has it been since Carla moved out of Theo's house in Chapter 7?
(a) About 3 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) Almost 6 years.

13. In the Prologue, what is the girl's breath compared to?
(a) Someone running up stairs.
(b) Panting fox.
(c) Breathless runner.
(d) Someone doing an aerobic workout.

14. Where does Daniel's father live?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) America.
(c) Australia.
(d) New Zealand.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 10, who does Detective Barker interview?
(a) Miriam.
(b) Theo.
(c) Carla.
(d) Irene.

Short Answer Questions

1. What floor does Laura live on?

2. When does Miriam remember that Carla Myerson visited her nephew with a bottle of wine?

3. In Chapter 1, what is Laura wearing?

4. How many phone calls does the officer allow Laura at the police station?

5. What books did Angela like to read?

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