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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John do to avoid getting shot by Stevens in Chapter 37?
(a) He jumps back in the hole with Tobin.
(b) He distracts Stevens with conversation and runs away.
(c) He throws sand in Stevens' eyes.
(d) He charges Stevens.

2. What social event does John go to at the beginning of Chapter 28?
(a) On a lunch date with Emma.
(b) He has dinner with Margaret Wiley.
(c) Tobin's party for the historical society.
(d) On a date with Beth.

3. Why does Beth suspect Stevens?
(a) She received an anonymous tip.
(b) His interviews are inconsistent.
(c) She found some of his prints at the Gordons' house.
(d) He looks like a killer.

4. Where does John eat lunch in Chapter 27?
(a) On the Gordons' bluff.
(b) With Emma at her florist shop.
(c) At his house.
(d) With Beth at the police station.

5. After John knocks out Stevens in a fist fight in Chapter 27, how does he revive him?
(a) He waits for him to revive on his own.
(b) By repeatedly slapping his cheeks.
(c) With a water hose.
(d) With smelling salts.

6. What lie does John tell Mrs. Wiley about Beth?
(a) He claims that she has left the country.
(b) He claims they are getting married.
(c) He claims they are brother and sister.
(d) He claims she has a rare immunal disorder.

7. What is the name John comes up with, should he ever decide to start making potato vodka?
(a) La Luca & Corey Co.
(b) Potato Vodka Inc.
(c) Corey and Krumpinski.
(d) Corey's corks.

8. When John breaks in the door to Tobin's tower on the vineyard, how does Beth respond?
(a) She walks away and doesn't indicate her opinion.
(b) She agrees to help him and keeps a lookout for Tobin.
(c) She pulls her gun on him and demands that he stop.
(d) She asks him not to go any further.

9. What do Beth and John discover in Tobin's cellar?
(a) A key to the Gordons' home.
(b) Captain Kidd's treasure.
(c) The aluminum chest with a skeleton inside.
(d) His girlfriend, tied up.

10. In Chapter 38, what is John doing for employment?
(a) He is working as a consultant for Max.
(b) He is working as a professor teaching homicide investigation.
(c) He is unemployed.
(d) He is back with NYPD.

11. In Chapter 36, what reason does Tobin give for murdering the Gordons?
(a) They had attempted to cheat him out of the treasure.
(b) He just decided he didn't want to share the treasure.
(c) They had decided to give the treasure to the government.
(d) They had blackmailed him.

12. What lie does John tell Mrs. Wiley about Beth in Chapter 17?
(a) That she is pregnant.
(b) That she has had a nervous breakdown.
(c) That she is related to the Gordons.
(d) That she has been taken off the case.

13. After their meeting at the historical society, where do Emma and John go?
(a) He takes her to the police station for questioning.
(b) They visit the Gordons' lot.
(c) They immediately go for a swim.
(d) To lunch.

14. What does John think of the Murphy's house?
(a) He thinks it has potential but is poorly maintained.
(b) He finds it charming.
(c) He thinks it seems too fancy for the neighborhood.
(d) He thinks its ugly but well-maintained.

15. What does John tell Tobin his last name is, in Chapter 16?
(a) Courtney.
(b) Corey.
(c) Corden.
(d) He doesn't disclose his name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Murphy offer John to drink in Chapter 14?

2. Why does Stevens want to kill John?

3. Dom, John's partner, leaves him a message in Chapter 24. Who does Dom say would like to talk with John?

4. Where did John first meet the Gordons?

5. How does John escape Stevens in Chapter 37?

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