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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Jack afraid he will vomit up as he rides atop the elevator?
(a) Scrambled eggs and bacon.
(b) A protein bar.
(c) Wheaties.
(d) Cheese danish and coffee.

3. What does Hector do as Jack leaves the Center for Children with AIDS after his first meeting with Alicia?
(a) Hugs him.
(b) Cries.
(c) Throws up.
(d) Draws a picture.

4. Who drives the gray sedan?
(a) Tom Franklin.
(b) Kemel.
(c) George F.
(d) Sam Baker.

5. How does Alicia react when Will kisses her at her apartment?
(a) She melts in his arms.
(b) She faints.
(c) She calmly asks him to stop.
(d) She panics.

6. What is Alicia doing when the door bell rings on the Tuesday she stays home from work?
(a) Vomiting.
(b) Working with her plants.
(c) Drinking a cup of tea.
(d) Writing next week's schedule.

7. Where does Kemel want to go?
(a) Riyadh.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Boston.
(d) Tehran.

8. Who does Alicia introduce Jack to on his tour of the Center for Children with AIDS?
(a) Hector.
(b) Sam Baker.
(c) Director Finegan Chase.
(d) Gia.

9. Who is Mr. Gates?
(a) The owner of a strip club.
(b) The late owner of the Victorian house.
(c) A man on a missing flier.
(d) A postal employee.

10. 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 is knocked unconscious and tied up.
(c) The person escapes.
(d) The person is killed.

11. How does Alicia get to the hospital after her Friday meeting with Will Matthews?
(a) She drives.
(b) Jack drives her.
(c) Will drives her.
(d) An ambulance.

12. What does Alicia plan for the evening of her lunch meeting?
(a) A fire.
(b) To visit Hector.
(c) A date.
(d) To take a bath.

13. What is T-72?
(a) An odorless substance.
(b) A locker number.
(c) A code on a blueprint.
(d) A jetliner.

14. Why does Kemel believe that Allah is listening to his prayers?
(a) He receives a blessing and a prediction.
(b) The rain stops.
(c) He finds a lucky mark on his clothing.
(d) It appears that Alicia will settle.

15. What happens to the Nail after arriving to the Center for Children with AIDS?
(a) He vomits and falls asleep.
(b) He is arrested.
(c) He is sent to a safe house.
(d) Alicia cares for his wounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack purchase at a sporting goods store before first meeting Alicia?

2. How did Alicia's father die?

3. How is Sam Baker connected to Janey?

4. How do Alicia and the detective feel about each other on his first visit to her apartment?

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

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