The Desperate Hours Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Joseph Hayes
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Desperate Hours Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hank become melancholy?
(a) Because a pint of whiskey is barely enough to get high.
(b) Because he has no chance of ever getting out of prison alive if he is recaptured.
(c) Because he will never have a girl like Cindy or live in a nice house like the Hilliards'.
(d) Because his mother is very ill and Hank broke out to go see her.

2. Whose responsibility is the situation in the wire report?
(a) The CIA.
(b) The FBI.
(c) The Indiana State Police.
(d) The Fargo Police Department.

3. What advice does Dan give Ralphie?
(a) To keep his mouth shut and cooperate.
(b) Sometimes it's better to be scared than foolish.
(c) To try to knock over one of the men.
(d) To try to escape out his bedroom window.

4. Who is Helen Laski?
(a) Glenn's girlfriend.
(b) Samuel's girlfriend.
(c) Eleanor's best friend.
(d) Eleanor's neighbor.

5. Who is the last one to arrive at the Hilliard home?
(a) Charles.
(b) Ralphie.
(c) Winston.
(d) Rickie.

6. Where is a getaway car hidden?
(a) They don't have a car.
(b) In some shrubbery.
(c) In the woods behind the house.
(d) In the garage.

7. What does Eleanor do after the house is empty of others?
(a) Makes another pot of coffee.
(b) Begins her housework.
(c) Calls her best friend for an early morning chat.
(d) Walks down the street to the Catholic church for mass.

8. What does Dan tell Griffin the second Dan spies the loaded gun?
(a) That Dan will cooperate if Griffin just does not shoot.
(b) That shots will alert the neighbors.
(c) That the police are already on the way.
(d) That Dan is wearing a bullet proof vest.

9. Who does Griffin beat for insolence?
(a) Cindy.
(b) Robish.
(c) Ralphie.
(d) Winston.

10. What does Chuck want to do that Cindy does not allow?
(a) To take Cindy to a motel.
(b) To come inside the house.
(c) To talk to Cindy's father.
(d) To have sex in the car.

11. Who is Samuel Robish?
(a) A man who murders a pimp.
(b) A man who commits a hit and run.
(c) A man who robbed a bank.
(d) A man who escaped jail.

12. What type of message does Glenn deliver over the phone?
(a) A terse threat.
(b) A long, complicated message.
(c) No message is delivered; they don't want anyone to know they are there.
(d) A coded message.

13. Who taunts Cindy?
(a) No one; Griffin does not allow it.
(b) Griffin.
(c) Robish.
(d) Hank.

14. What is Dan's response to Ralphie's request.
(a) That the t.v. is being watched by the criminals.
(b) To play the game but not to be too loud.
(c) To not be foolish.
(d) That he can't call his friend right now.

15. What name causes Bard to feel terror?
(a) Glenn Griffin.
(b) Gerry Jones.
(c) Pete Rogers.
(d) John Jakeres.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Cindy?

2. What do Dan and Cindy do?

3. Where does the situation in the wire report take place?

4. Who do the police hope will lead them to the men for whom they are searching?

5. Who is Ralphie?

(see the answer keys)

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