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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 Abe tell Alphonse that panics him a little bit?
(a) There is video tape of Linda's murder.
(b) Sam Polk is dead.
(c) They have Alphonse's fingerprints from the crime scene.
(d) They know Alphonse's knife is the murder weapon.

2. Who identifies the knife that was used to murder Linda Polk?
(a) Sam.
(b) Nika.
(c) Diz.
(d) Alphonse.

3. What does Diz tell Frannie that lifts her spirits regarding Eddie's death?
(a) She gets bonus life insurance money.
(b) They have a surveillance tape of the crime.
(c) There may be a suspect.
(d) Someone has confessed.

4. Why does Fr. Cavanaugh say that he was almost happy that Eddie died?
(a) Because he was going to murder Arturo.
(b) Because Eddie had threatened to kill him.
(c) Because the Cochrans had too much happiness.
(d) Because he was going to drag Frannie into a life of drugs.

5. Why had Eddie Cochran gone to Arturo Cruz' house?
(a) To play poker.
(b) To convince him to stay with Army Distributing.
(c) To set up the drug deal.
(d) To drop off some baseball tickets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Sam's body found?

2. Alphonse goes to Linda Polk's apartment to ___________________.

3. What did Arturo do after finding Eddie's dead body?

4. Who is the lawyer handling the lawsuit against Cruz Publishing?

5. Who does Diz meet for lunch in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dismas finally know who had made the 911 call reporting Eddie's death?

2. What does Big Ed share with Dismas about Father Cavanaugh and his place in the Cochran family?

3. Why is Abe Glitsky intrigued to meet with Father Cavanaugh in Chapter 21?

4. Dismas meets with Father Cavanaugh and does not realize that the priest reveals a huge piece of information in the case. What is it?

5. What are the circumstances of Linda Polk's death?

6. What advice does Dismas get from his former father-in-law, Judge Fowler, about the case?

7. Who is Matthew R. Brody III and what information does he give Dismas regarding blackmailing Arturo Cruz?

8. Which murder does Alphonse Page admit to and which can he not be named as a suspect?

9. What were Arturo Cruz' reasons for lying to the police about his knowledge of Eddie's death?

10. Why do Linda Polk and Alphonse Page go to Sam's office to check the safe?

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