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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. What does Mike struggle to get into at the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) Jo's studio.
(b) The shed.
(c) A locked bedroom.
(d) His car.

2. Who is the man who comes to Mike's house with a message written in Rogette's handwriting?
(a) Richard Osgood.
(b) Ronald Otter.
(c) Ralph Owens.
(d) Robert Osborne.

3. What does Mike note about the refrigerator magnets when he comes inside after a swim?
(a) The letters are on one side and the fruits and vegetables are on the other.
(b) The magnets are gone.
(c) The letters are all jumbled.
(d) All the "K" letters are missing.

4. What does Mike tell Rogette he will do if he ever sees her on the street?
(a) Kick her all the way to next Tuesday.
(b) Spit on her.
(c) Use her for a shot put.
(d) Kiss her on the lips.

5. What drink does Mike give to Kyra to calm her?
(a) Cocoa.
(b) Coca-Cola.
(c) Milk.
(d) Root beer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the greenhouse where Mike goes to find Helen Auster?

2. What is the name of the book Mike is writing at the cabin?

3. What is the condition of Mattie's inheritance from Max Devore?

4. What device does the court stenographer use when Mike gives his deposition?

5. Who offers to take care of Mattie when she loses her job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mike know that he has to do in order to quell Sara and Kito's spirits and whose spirits does he encounter at the scene of the murders?

2. What is significant about the sudden disappearance of the refrigerator magnets?

3. What preoccupies Mike's mind regardless of all the supernatural things going on around him?

4. Why does Mike struggle with the feelings that are growing for Mattie?

5. What is the devastating effect of the shooter's gunfire at Mattie's house?

6. How does Jo help Mike during his assault by Max and Rogette?

7. In what way do Max and Rogette terrorize Mike after his sensory experience regarding the young Negro boy?

8. What does Mattie fear that Max will do if he cannot win custody of Kyra?

9. What horrible acts is Mike driven to commit on Kyra and himself?

10. What decision does Mike make regarding Mattie and their relationship and how do his feelings for her ultimately save his life?

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