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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Martin Barnes bring to Catherine?
(a) The gun she left at the tenant shack.
(b) The bat used to murder Leona.
(c) A picture of his granddaughter.
(d) A casserole baked by his wife.

2. Who does Sheriff Galton send to the Gazette to search through Tom's desk?
(a) Ralph Carson.
(b) Mary Jane Cory.
(c) Randy Swepton.
(d) Percy Eakins.

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

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

5. Why does Randall insist on calling Tom's parents?
(a) Randall was the only unemotional person in the room.
(b) Randall was a family friend.
(c) Tom's parents had asked Randall to look after him.
(d) Tom was his employee.

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

7. What does Carl Perkins ask Catherine on Tuesday?
(a) If she wants to come over for supper.
(b) If he can borrow her lawn mower.
(c) If she wants to stay at his house.
(d) If she can write a story for him in the paper.

8. According to Randall and the sheriff, what would give the killer the idea that Tom wasn't home?
(a) Tom usually had dates every night.
(b) Catherine had evicted him.
(c) His car was in the shop.
(d) Tom had mentioned he was visiting his parents.

9. What word catches Catherine's eye as she is reading the Dr. Croft columns?
(a) Biopsy.
(b) Alligator.
(c) Cactus.
(d) Armadillo.

10. What does Catherine have to resist the temptation to tell Mrs. Barnes?
(a) Leona Gaites was performing abortions.
(b) Catherine is interested in Randall.
(c) Sheriff Galton might be the murderer.
(d) Jewel Crenna is sleeping with her husband.

11. When Catherine goes to develop the film from Tom's camera, what are the pictures of?
(a) Potential suspects.
(b) A vacation with Tom's family.
(c) The Leona Gaites crime scene.
(d) The Lion's Club meeting.

12. What does Leila admit to Catherine that she went to see Leona for?
(a) An abortion.
(b) Skin cancer.
(c) An STD.
(d) To blackmail somebody.

13. Who does Randall bring with him to Catherine's house after she discovers Tom's body?
(a) Sheriff Galton.
(b) A priest.
(c) His mother.
(d) Tom's parents.

14. What is the name of Martin Barnes' wife?
(a) Maria.
(b) Melba.
(c) Jewel.
(d) Doris.

15. Who regularly visited the place where Randall took Catherine in Chapter 7?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Fishermen.
(c) Highschoolers.
(d) Martin Barnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Tom been all day after he wrote his story about Leona?

2. Where does Randall take Catherine in Chapter 7?

3. Who leaves brownies for Catherine at her door?

4. What does Catherine threaten Mrs. Barnes with if she repeats her suspicions to anyone else?

5. What was Randall's job before he returned to Lowfield?

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