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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the person want?
(a) To see if Dan is home.
(b) To sell a vacuum cleaner.
(c) A check for garbage collection.
(d) To ask about any suspicious people in the neighborhood.

2. Who refuses to relinquish Dan's gun?
(a) Ralphie.
(b) No one has Dan's gun yet.
(c) Hank.
(d) Robish.

3. What is communicated in a letter received by the police?
(a) An apology from Griffin for being in a no-win situation.
(b) Ransome demands.
(c) A list of grievances about prison conditions.
(d) That a family will be harmed if any attempts are made to capture the escaped convicts.

4. What does Bard wish he had done to Griffin?
(a) Pistol whipped him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Killed him in the groin.
(d) Maim him.

5. Why does Dan not want Robish in the house?
(a) Because Robish has killed Mr. Patterson.
(b) Because Robish is sadistic.
(c) Because Robish smells badly.
(d) Because Robish is uncontrollable when he's drunk.

6. What is the motive that the police determine for Mr. Patterson's murder?
(a) Robbery.
(b) They can determine no motive.
(c) He kills himself.
(d) A cult ritual.

7. When will the money be available?
(a) A week or so.
(b) It's not coming.
(c) In the morning.
(d) A couple hours.

8. What dismays Ralphie's teacher?
(a) Ralphie's home's disorder and the liquor bottle on the sofa.
(b) That Ralphie gets angry when his teacher points out that he is late.
(c) That Ralphie faints when his teacher asks him if he's alright.
(d) That Ralphie refuses to write the sentence 100 times.

9. What does Dan believe will happen if Robish is allowed back into the house?
(a) He will burn the house down.
(b) It makes the Hilliards accessories to murder.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Ralphie will try to attack Robish again.

10. What does Eleanor beg of Dan?
(a) Not to do anything risky.
(b) To escape and go get the police.
(c) To try to get the children out of the house.
(d) To talk to Griffin about keeping Cindy safe.

11. Why do tensions begin to flare?
(a) Griffin hits Ralphie lightly on the arm.
(b) Griffin loses control of his cohorts.
(c) Robish makes another advance towards Cindy.
(d) Griffin orders Eleanor to cook dinner.

12. Who jumps on the back of Mr. Patterson's truck?
(a) Ralphie.
(b) Robish.
(c) Griffin.
(d) Dan.

13. What does Ralphie's teacher notice?
(a) That Ralphie's hand writing that day is very shaky.
(b) Ralphie's absence from class.
(c) That Ralphie does not talk in class at all which is unusual.
(d) That Ralphie came in late to class that day.

14. How does Griffin exit his hideout?
(a) With his hands behind his back.
(b) With his one hand inside his jacket.
(c) With his hands on his hips.
(d) With his hands in the air.

15. What has been seen cruising in the neighborhoods?
(a) Helen's car.
(b) Chuck's black Jaguar.
(c) The grey getaway car.
(d) Mr. Patterson' stolen truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else is about to cause Hank to snap?

2. What causes Hank to become angry?

3. Who tells Bard that hitting Griffin is inappropriate behavior?

4. What is about to cause Hank to snap?

5. Who calls Griffin?

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