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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who acted illegally in order to gain evidence and access to the crime scene throughout the novel?
(a) Riker.
(b) Butler.
(c) Coffey.
(d) Mallory.

2. Who will be going on a long cruise according to Mallory?
(a) Coffey and Butler.
(b) Ortega and Butler.
(c) Ortega and Kaplan.
(d) Coffey and Kaplan.

3. Who tries to chase the suspect at the park after the dog violence, leaving Riker behind?
(a) Margot.
(b) Butler.
(c) Helen.
(d) Mallory.

4. Who is the killer that arrives at Edith's apartment?
(a) Mallory.
(b) Butler.
(c) Gaynor.
(d) Markowitz.

5. Why does Mallory not want to help the medium?
(a) Because of Banning.
(b) Because of Butler.
(c) Because of Coffey.
(d) Because of Markowitz.

6. From what inside her tea cup, will Mallory learn about her future according to the dangerous person she visits that has a puppy sitting next to him/her?
(a) The drugs.
(b) The dregs.
(c) The leaves.
(d) The fluid.

7. Who shoots Mallory in the chest?
(a) Butler.
(b) Markowitz.
(c) Gaynor.
(d) Anna.

8. As the investigation continues, who becomes messy and less like a perfectionist surprising Riker?
(a) Mallory.
(b) O'Connell.
(c) Butler.
(d) Carol.

9. Who does Mallory trust the most by the end of the novel?
(a) Coffey.
(b) Butler.
(c) Max.
(d) Kaplan.

10. In what park are groups of dogs playing?
(a) Times Square.
(b) Memorial Square.
(c) Washington Square.
(d) Central Square.

11. In the cryptic conversation with the mystery caller contacted by Evenroe, who was blamed for the death of the child-bearing person?
(a) The boy.
(b) The mother.
(c) The father.
(d) The sister.

12. How does Mallory treat Butler in comparison to Edith?
(a) She treats them equally.
(b) She is compassionate to him and cold to her.
(c) She is cold to him and compassionate to him.
(d) She is considerate at first to Butler but then becomes cold and friendly only to Edith.

13. Who gets shot in Edith's apartment in the struggle with the killer?
(a) Gaynor.
(b) Markowitz.
(c) Butler.
(d) Coffey.

14. Who goes to the New York Public Library to meet with Fanny Evenroe?
(a) Mallory.
(b) Helen.
(c) Margot.
(d) Butler.

15. Who possesses some supernatural gift that cannot be fought with ordinary methods?
(a) Mallory.
(b) Edith.
(c) Redwing.
(d) Coffey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of all the original suspects, who is the ONLY one that receives punishment legally?

2. Who returns to Mallory's house to retrieve a duffel bag full of Mallory's belongings?

3. What will be mostly done by the time Mallory returns from her trip?

4. Who emerges as a reluctant hero/ine by the end of the novel?

5. What kind of illegal activity does Redwing do?

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