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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the sole heir to Ronald Clayton's estate?
(a) Alicia's sister.
(b) Alicia.
(c) Ronald's brother.
(d) Alicia's half-brother.

2. What happens to the person who breaks into the Clayton House on the evening of Alicia's lunch meeting?
(a) The person is threatend with death.
(b) The person escapes.
(c) The person is killed.
(d) The person is knocked unconscious and tied up.

3. What does Jack's father want him to do?
(a) Get married.
(b) Move to Florida.
(c) Find a job that makes money.
(d) Move back home.

4. How does Kemel react to Alicia's asking price for the Clayton House?
(a) With anger.
(b) He says its worth much more.
(c) He complains, but says he'll talk to his boss.
(d) He laughs.

5. What does Jack tell Alicia on Monday about her request for her father's house?
(a) That he will move in tomorrow.
(b) That he has a better plan for it.
(c) That it's not a good idea.
(d) That it has been take care of.

6. What best describes Gordon Haffner's appearance?
(a) A tubby bald man.
(b) A trim and toned athlete.
(c) A plump, red-haired man.
(d) A handsome and graying African-American.

7. Where does Milkdud work?
(a) Bank of America.
(b) Department of Public Works.
(c) Coconuts.
(d) McDonald's.

8. What does Jack overhear the maintenance men talking about as he leaves the Hand Building?
(a) Suspicions of someone in the air ducts.
(b) Gossip about Gordon Haffner.
(c) Blueprints for a new building.
(d) Illegal immigrants taking union jobs.

9. What best describes the person who drives the gray sedan?
(a) A black man with an easygoing aura.
(b) An Irish man with red hair.
(c) An aging man, desperate for his job.
(d) A young boy, barely 16.

10. Why is Alicia home, rather than at work, on a Tuesday?
(a) She is always off on Tuesdays.
(b) She works a rotating schedule.
(c) She has taken the day off.
(d) She is sick.

11. Who is Harry Wolff?
(a) A bartender.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A social worker.
(d) A lawyer.

12. Who is the Nail waiting for?
(a) A client.
(b) Repairman Jack.
(c) Gia.
(d) A buyer.

13. What does Kemel wish he could do after finishing praying on Monday?
(a) Win the lottery.
(b) Go to Sea World.
(c) Burn the Clayton House.
(d) Return home.

14. Why does Will Matthews call Alicia on the Friday that Jack meets with Milkdud and Jorge?
(a) He asks her for someone's phone number.
(b) He has questions regarding the molester.
(c) He has new information on the molester.
(d) He asks her to go to a movie.

15. What does Gia tell Jack that she wants him to do on the day the toys are returned?
(a) Help Alicia.
(b) Go into a legitimate line of work.
(c) Take credit for his good deed.
(d) Order pizza.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who works at the Center for Children with AIDS in NYC?

2. What does Alicia's lawyer say to her when she first speaks to him in the novel?

3. Who is the Nail?

4. Who arrives at Alicia's apartment shortly after the detective leaves on the first Tuesday of the story?

5. Why does Alicia have too much to drink on the Friday she meets with Will Matthews?

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