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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. Who kills Linda Polk?
(a) Alphonse.
(b) Steven.
(c) Sam.
(d) Nika.

2. Where does Sam go when he cannot sleep for worrying about the money in his safe?
(a) Church.
(b) The office.
(c) A bar.
(d) The park.

3. What does Nika do after Linda's death?
(a) She cries inconsolably for days.
(b) She leaves Sam.
(c) She offers to pay for the funeral.
(d) She offers to cooperate with the investigation.

4. Who is Arturo Cruz' lover?
(a) Marguerite.
(b) Justin.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Jeffrey.

5. How does Steven Cochran feel about his place in his family?
(a) He has never been completely accepted.
(b) He knows that he is hated by his family members.
(c) He knows that he is completely loved.
(d) He is cautiously optimistic that they will come around.

Short Answer Questions

1. Diz and Fr. Cavanaugh compare the lives of police and ____________.

2. Why does Steven think his mother is trying to show him more attention?

3. What does Diz think Eddie Cochran was not capable of?

4. How did Diz and Jane's son die?

5. The District Attorney tells Abe that Sam Polk could not have killed Eddie because __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What might the death of Eddie Cochran teach Dismas about coming to terms with the death of his own infant son?

2. Why is Frannie having a hard time understanding Eddie's death and her possible role in it?

3. What does Arturo Cruz tell Dismas about the night Eddie died and how can he prove that he did not kill him?

4. How is Steven beginning to recover and what is his relationship with his parents now?

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

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

7. How does the Drug Enforcement Agency or DEA view the case of Eddie's death?

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

9. Explain the irony of Sam's doing the drug deal to get more money to keep Nika.

10. What surprises Abe when he meets Father Cavanaugh?

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