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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. Who put the picture of Sweeney on Aiden's desk?
(a) Henry.
(b) Emily.
(c) Regan.
(d) The uniform cop.

2. After Regan and Alec have their romantic evening, why does Alec leave so quickly?
(a) He wants to get back and work on the case.
(b) He is afraid of Aiden.
(c) He decides he doesn't like Regan.
(d) He wants to keep this a private matter.

3. Why is Regan concerned that Lewis will take policemen off her case?
(a) Regan thinks Lewis does not like her.
(b) With Sweeney dead, Lewis is worried about his own safety.
(c) Regan thinks the case is dragging on too long.
(d) There seems to be no danger anymore.

4. As Regan is trying to get away from the killer, what does he grab?
(a) Her waist.
(b) Her arm.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her ankle.

5. If Regan agrees to sign the "go away" settlement for her stepfather, Emerson, what will Aiden and Spencer do in return for Regan?
(a) Let her expand her programs to 5 other hotels.
(b) Double her pay for next year.
(c) Buy some of the art that the high school artists created.
(d) Double her budget for next year.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the plane, what story does Regan tell Alec about her childhood?

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

3. What happens to Nina Gage's legs in the car accident?

4. Why does Eric Gage leave the gun for his wife?

5. When Aiden comes into Regan's office after they received the fax of Haley Cross, what does Regan take the opportunity to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. After making love in Chapter 35, Alec gets up to go to the bathroom. What does Regan think and why? How does this reaction play into Regan and her family dynamics?

3. When Alec and Regan are flying to Boston for Regan to meet Alec's family, why does she tell him about her first day at kindergarten and the bully and the barrettes?

4. When Peter Morris calls Regan on the phone from the bar, he tells Regan about the role Emily played in everything that has happened. What information does he reveal? What leads the police to believe Morris is the killer?

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

8. When the killer fires his gun into the ravine, he realizes that will not work. Why?

9. When Alec hears the gunshots in the park he runs in the direction of the noise. Why does Wincott want him to stop?

10. In Chapter 34 when Alec and Regan return to Regan's hotel suite, it is clear that things are heating up between them. When Alec says the relationship is a mess, why is Regan hurt?

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