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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. Why does Holly start crying when Frank goes over to Olivia's house?
(a) Because of Kevin's death.
(b) Because of Shay's death.
(c) Because Frank is not taking Holly anywhere that weekend.
(d) Because Frank is moving from Dublin.

2. How long does it take Frank to decide to go with Rosie?
(a) Several weeks.
(b) A couple days.
(c) A few minutes.
(d) Almost a year.

3. What does Frank learn about Rosie's assailant?
(a) The assailant probably tried to strangle her and when unsuccessful, he stabbed her.
(b) The assailant probably is almost a foot taller than Rosie.
(c) The assailant probably killed her from behind.
(d) The assailant probably had his hands around Rosie's neck.

4. What do Frank and Holly do at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Go to an ice cream parlor.
(b) Go to the movies.
(c) Go to the zoo.
(d) Go skating.

5. What does Frank find surprising about what Holly says about his family?
(a) Kevin was mean to her.
(b) She had fun with them.
(c) She loved his father.
(d) Shay was mean to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Frank think his mother would have teased Holly?

2. What explanation does Frank give Holly for his behavior?

3. What surprises Stephen about something Frank asks him?

4. Where does Frank go in Chapter 9?

5. What do the police immediately decide about Kevin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nora say about her feelings about Rosie?

2. What information does Stephen have for Frank?

3. What does Frank recall about what Rosie told him the night they decide to leave?

4. What does Frank learn from Imelda about Rosie on the night of Rosie's death?

5. Why has Jackie again frantically called Frank?

6. How do people react to Frank at Kevin's wake and what is Jackie's theory about their reactions?

7. Why is Frank's mother upset at Scorcher?

8. What happens to Kevin?

9. What does Stephen say about the comparison between Rosie's and Kevin's deaths?

10. What does Frank say when he returns to Olivia's house?

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