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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to visit Catherine on Wednesday after work?
(a) Tom's parents.
(b) Jewel Crenna.
(c) Leila's parents.
(d) Martin Barnes.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the names of the columns included in the Lowfield Gazette?
(a) Sandra Says.
(b) Caroline's Southern Cooking.
(c) Harry's Home Tips.
(d) Dr. Croft.

3. When Catherine hears a noise outside her house on Tuesday night, what does she determine it was after running in the house?
(a) A bird.
(b) The wind.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

4. What is the name of the typesetter at the Gazette?
(a) Jamie Martin.
(b) Sally Boone.
(c) Leila Masham.
(d) Jewel Crenna.

5. Why does Catherine go to the typesetter's desk?
(a) To find a picture.
(b) To retract an article she wrote.
(c) To see if she knows anything about Randall.
(d) To read Tom's story.

6. Where is Carl Perkins from?
(a) Louisianna.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Texas.
(d) Mississippi.

7. Who does Randall tell Catherine that Leona might have been blackmailing?
(a) Martin Barnes.
(b) His mother.
(c) Tom Mascalco.
(d) Catherine's father.

8. Who does Carl Perkins think Catherine's boyfriend is?
(a) Tom.
(b) Randall.
(c) Salton.
(d) Martin.

9. What is Catherine doing when she receives a call from Mrs. Barnes?
(a) Making a grocery list.
(b) Cooking dinner.
(c) Finishing a news story.
(d) Cleaning the bathroom.

10. What did Catherine and Randall do after the police leave and Randall calls Tom's parents?
(a) Go to bed together.
(b) Go to Tom's house to clean out his possessions.
(c) Make Tom's funeral arrangements.
(d) Discuss the connections of the murders.

11. What does Carl offer to do as Catherine is leaving the Perkins house?
(a) Walk her home.
(b) Call her in the morning.
(c) Watch her cross the street.
(d) Make more coffee.

12. Who greeted Catherine at the sheriff's office with an urgent message?
(a) Deputy Eakins.
(b) Sheriff Galton.
(c) Randall Gerrard.
(d) Jewel Crenna.

13. What does Catherine tell Mrs. Barnes is her opinion of their conversation before she hangs up?
(a) That it was uncalled for.
(b) That it was rather pleasant.
(c) That it is digusting.
(d) That it made her nervous.

14. Who had to formally identify Tom's body?
(a) Randall.
(b) Sheriff Galton.
(c) Leila.
(d) Catherine.

15. Where does Catherine find Tom's body?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the bedroom.
(c) On the porch.
(d) In the living room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Catherine have to resist the temptation to tell Mrs. Barnes?

2. Who is watching out the window when Catherine arrives at work Tuesday morning?

3. What is the name of the doctor whose popular column appears in the Lowfield Gazette each week?

4. Who does Sheriff Galton send to the Gazette to search through Tom's desk?

5. What does Catherine's discovery about Carl Perkins confirm about him?

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