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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dave decide to do despite saying he would do nothing?
(a) Goes out with a woman who he met on the Internet.
(b) Decides to speak to a representative of Star Drilling.
(c) Allows Dixie Lee to stay at Dave's house.
(d) Goes to Montana and investigate.

2. How does Dixie Lee kill a child?
(a) He does not kill a child.
(b) By not watching it and it drowns in the pool.
(c) By shaking it too hard.
(d) Driving under the influence.

3. Back at home, what does Dave try to do?
(a) Settle into his routine.
(b) Soothe Alafair's fears.
(c) Try to pretend nothing happened.
(d) Put his affairs in order in case he goes to prison.

4. Who welcomes Dave into his home?
(a) The town gossip.
(b) Sally Dio.
(c) The local DEA officer.
(d) Cletus Purcel.

5. What does Dave think Dixie Lee should do?
(a) Take out a contract on the two men.
(b) Hire a bodyguard.
(c) Go to the police.
(d) Hire a lawyer.

6. Who does Dixie Lee believe planted drugs in his car?
(a) Sally Dio.
(b) Vidrine and Sally Dio.
(c) Vidrine and Mapes.
(d) Mapes and Sally Dio.

7. What subject causes Hollister to threaten Dave?
(a) Dixie Lee's innocence.
(b) Vidrine and Mapes.
(c) Hollister does not threaten Dave.
(d) Dave's father's death.

8. Who does Dave ask about having some "company" that night in the motel room?
(a) A room service employee where Vidrine and Mapes are staying.
(b) The desk clerk at the motel where Vidrine and Mapes are staying.
(c) A woman standing on a street corner near the motel where Vidrine and Mapes are staying.
(d) The bartender at the motel bar where Vidrine and Mapes are staying.

9. Why does Dave decide to go to Montana?
(a) To investigate Dixie Lee.
(b) To find evidence to discredit Mapes.
(c) To get Alafair to a safe place.
(d) To investigate Dio.

10. Why does Dave have to spend the night there?
(a) His car breaks down.
(b) He has a migraine headache.
(c) A meeting the next morning.
(d) A rainstorm.

11. Where does Dave go as soon as he has Alafair settled?
(a) To do some research at the library.
(b) To the local FBI office.
(c) To Sally Dio's compound.
(d) To the local sheriff's office to report in as required by the terms of his bail.

12. What is Dave's response to Dixie Lee's request?
(a) Dave says he'll help.
(b) Dave won't even see Dixie Lee to hear the request.
(c) Dave refuses to help.
(d) Dave won't help but knows someone who will.

13. What does Dave do after Vidrine and Mapes are alone?
(a) Calls Sally Dio.
(b) Question them.
(c) Beats them.
(d) Calls the police.

14. Who speaks to Dave outside of Sally Dio's home?
(a) Dixie Lee.
(b) Mapes.
(c) The local sheriff.
(d) The DEA officer.

15. How does Dave's daughter like to speak?
(a) In pig Latin.
(b) Like she is English.
(c) Like a valley girl.
(d) Like a Cajun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dave do with his daughter?

2. What was wrong with the oil rig on which Dave's father is killed?

3. How are Dixie Lee and Sally Dio connected?

4. How old is Dave's daughter, Alafair?

5. Where is Alafair staying while Dave is in jail?

(see the answer keys)

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