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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. Where does the car accident with Walker and Eric and Nina Gage happen?
(a) Tennesee.
(b) Florida.
(c) Melbourne.
(d) Italy.

2. What direction does Alec give Regan when she needs to move around the room at the hospital charity event?
(a) Not to leave the room.
(b) Stay within his reach.
(c) Go to the bathroom with Sophie and Cordie.
(d) Stay within his sight.

3. When the killer thinks Regan is in the ravine, what does he do to scare her out of hiding?
(a) Yells her name.
(b) Fires a gun into the air.
(c) Fires a gun down into the ravine.
(d) Tells Regan he's the police.

4. What information does Gil have for Alec about Regan's brother, Walker?
(a) Walker has had some car accidents.
(b) Walker has been married three times.
(c) Walker is a heavy drinker.
(d) Walker is in town but nobody knows.

5. What does Eric Gage do every week as a cleaning chore at home?
(a) He cleans his garage.
(b) He cleans the kitchen.
(c) He mows the grass.
(d) He works on his deck.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the reader know that the police did not catch the real killer?

2. When Eric Gage is doing his morning chores, what does he hear behind him?

3. The killer chases Regan to the ravine. What makes him think she is down there?

4. After everything is over and Regan is safely back at the hotel, what does Wincott say will happen to Peter Morris?

5. What does Regan say before she kisses Alec?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 30 when Alec and Regan are driving to the charity event, Regan asks Alec if Lewis has any plans to take men off her case. Why is Regan worried that Lewis will pull policemen off her case?

2. When the killer is chasing Regan through the park, he hears someone calling her name and he realizes that he is running out of time and won't be able to tell Regan why he is killing her. Why does he want to tell her that?

3. In the end, the reader is clear as to why Eric Gage wanted to kill Regan, but will Regan ever be sure? Will she ever know the complete story? Why or why not?

4. After Morris is caught, Gil, Alec's old partner, is still snooping around. What does he discover that could mean that the police have arrested the wrong man?

5. Although Alec is running through the park to save Regan, Regan actually ends up saving Alec. How does this unusual twist affect the story?

6. As Nina watches the news bulletin on TV she sees the body of Eric being loaded into the ambulance, but is unmoved. What is Nina waiting to hear or see, and why?

7. When Wincott tells the details of the murder of Haley, what bothers Regan the most? Why?

8. When it is revealed for the first time who the "beast" is, and how does that change the story?

9. After Regan and her brothers argue in Spencer's office there is an air of joking or kidding around afterward. What breaks the ice? Will it continue?

10. At the end of the novel, what is the final event that shows how much Regan is loved by her brother Aiden?

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