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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 movie star does Milo compare Raoul to when he goes to La Vista to demand the arrest of the Touch?
(a) Gary Cooper.
(b) Burt Reynolds.
(c) James Dean.
(d) Bruce Willis.

2. What does Alex discover Matthias lied about buying from Mr. Swopes?
(a) Cherimoya.
(b) Pineapples.
(c) Apples.
(d) Seeds.

3. Where does Alex find Richard Moody's body?
(a) On the front porch.
(b) In the Japanese garden.
(c) In the garage.
(d) On the lawn.

4. What is in the red porcelain bowls on the table that Alex sees through the window at the Retreat?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Salt.
(c) Butter.
(d) Opium.

5. How much money does Alex ask Matthias to pay him?
(a) $150,000.
(b) $1 Million.
(c) $300,000
(d) $250,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Delano Hardy?

2. How long ago did the monks leave the monastery that is now the Retreat?

3. Who does Nona tell Houten she told about their affair?

4. What circles the compound of the Retreat?

5. What does the sign on the gates to the Retreat say?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Alex's initial impression of the Touch's Retreat?

2. Why does Milo think Alex is still in danger even though Richard Moody is dead?

3. Why does Ezra say it's doubtful that Marla and Nona spent much time together when Nona was young?

4. Who does Nona say took Woody from the hospital and why?

5. Why does Doug feel he, Nona, and Woody are a family?

6. Why does the optimism in Garland Swope's ledgers end in Volume X?

7. What is significant about the route Ezra and Alex take to Ezra's home?

8. Why is Ezra hesitant to tell Alex what he knows about Nona when she was young?

9. Why does Alex say he "craved the balm of denial" as he is leaving the Touch's Retreat?

10. What does Alex think about as he tries to fall asleep on his first night in the Bel-Air Hotel?

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