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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. What had the puppy that sat at Redwing's feet been subjected to?
(a) Cold weather.
(b) Torture.
(c) Heavy petting.
(d) Scolding.

2. Who is still tortured by the video of Max dancing and dreams about it?
(a) Mallory.
(b) Edith.
(c) Margot.
(d) Helen.

3. How old is Butler?
(a) 43.
(b) 42.
(c) 40.
(d) 41.

4. Whose photos does Butler notice are missing in the house in Gramercy Park?
(a) Mandy.
(b) Mallory.
(c) Max.
(d) Markowitz.

5. How does Mallory get a lot of her information about the case?
(a) Computer hacking.
(b) On the scene clues.
(c) Wishful thinking.
(d) Interviewing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting for a cab to go to a boat at the end of the book?

2. Who gets off the hook from going to court?

3. Who gets shot outside Edith's apartment in the struggle with the killer?

4. Who feels guilty about having foresight and asks Butler if destiny is writ?

5. Who will surely go to jail for a long time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mallory shed fake tears for Coffey and the DA?

2. What is Redwing charged with when Mallory's associates round her up from her apartment?

3. When Butler wakes up in the hospital, why is he confused?

4. When Butler goes to Edith's house, how does he determine changes that help him as clues to the investigation?

5. What does Mallory believe will be over when she returns from her trip?

6. What is unusual about the puppy at Redwing's feet in the park?

7. Why is Redwing such a serious threat according to Edith and others?

8. What is the epiphany that Butler has in Mallory's apartment?

9. What does Mallory regret about Markowitz at the end of the novel?

10. After Gaynor's death, where is the blame for the murders going?

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