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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alvarez explain to Behrani after Esmail has been shot?
(a) His legal recourse against Lester.
(b) How serious Esmail's wound is.
(c) That the department regrets their error.
(d) That he will give Behrani a ride to the hospital.

2. Why doesn't Kathy burn down the house as she had intended?
(a) She falls asleep.
(b) She left the gas can at the gas station.
(c) She has changed her mind.
(d) She is too drunk to take action.

3. What does Kathy plan to do now that she has parked in the driveway of the house?
(a) She will shoot the Behrani family.
(b) She has no plan.
(c) She will commit suicide.
(d) She will burn down the house.

4. What does Lester try to convince Kathy to do now that they have held the Behrani family overnight?
(a) Demand that the county pay full market value for the house.
(b) Kidnap his children and run away with him.
(c) Turn herself in to the police.
(d) Take the money from the county and leave with him.

5. What does Lester feel when his photo is taken in jail?
(a) That this photo is nothing like him.
(b) That he has been incorrectly charged.
(c) That this photo represents his real self.
(d) That he has been misunderstood.

6. How has Esmail reacted to Lester's breaking into their home and holding them at gunpoint?
(a) First with fear, then with a sense of adventure.
(b) First with fear, then with anger.
(c) First with a sense of adventure, then with true fear.
(d) First with anger, then with fear.

7. What does Lester's daughter think happens to the sun each evening?
(a) It exploded.
(b) The ocean put it out.
(c) It hid behind the mountains.
(d) It fell from the sky.

8. What does Kathy think her mother will do when she finds out what has happened?
(a) Get her into a rehab clinic.
(b) Demand that she come home.
(c) Curse her for good.
(d) Rush to California to help her.

9. What does Behrani feel for Kathy when he finds her sleeping in the car?
(a) Fury.
(b) Pity.
(c) Disgust.
(d) Satisfaction.

10. What does Esmail say to defend his father when Lester is trying to decide if the Behranis have hurt Kathy?
(a) He never lies.
(b) He is stronger than you are.
(c) He won't hurt you.
(d) He has been kind to the woman.

11. Why does Kathy start to smile when she sees Connie Walsh in jail?
(a) Because she knows Connie Walsh can get her out of jail.
(b) Because they are good friends.
(c) Because she is anxious for the news Connie Walsh is bringing.
(d) Because Connie Walsh is wearing shoes.

12. What does Kathy think her brother will do when he finds out what has happened?
(a) Put her on the expense side of his mental ledger.
(b) Rush to California to help her.
(c) Demand that she come home.
(d) Tell their mother.

13. What new charges could Behrani bring against Lester now that he is inside their home?
(a) Breaking and entering and assault.
(b) Assault and battery.
(c) Extortion and burglary.
(d) Breaking and entering and brandishing a weapon.

14. What new crimes has Lester now committed as he locks the Behrani family in the bathroom?
(a) Burglary and blackmail.
(b) Assault and battery.
(c) Extortion and robbery.
(d) Assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment.

15. Why does Lester shake his head at his own increasing lack of judgment after waiting at the fish camp for Kathy for half an hour?
(a) He realizes that he has left his gun in Kathy's car.
(b) He has threatened Behrani.
(c) He has been driving recklessly.
(d) He has failed to keep his appointment with Alvarez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impresses Kathy about Behrani's behavior as they emerge from the bathroom?

2. What does Lester discover through a telephone call to the police station?

3. Why does Lester believe he will have to tell Alvarez the truth?

4. Of whom does Kathy remind Behrani?

5. Does Kathy feel like a criminal or an innocent victim as she thinks about what has happened while waiting in the hospital?

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