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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of person is Mitchell Rafferty?
(a) He is charmed by nature's beauty.
(b) He is amused by humanity.
(c) A born optimist.
(d) All of these.

2. What was Mitch's nickname in times of trouble?
(a) Matches.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Mickey.

3. What kind of car do the kidnappers compare Mitch to?
(a) A Mustang.
(b) A Lamborghini.
(c) A Porsche.
(d) A Ferrari.

4. Why did Mitch sit on the boulder?
(a) To make sure he wouldn't be sick.
(b) To make sure that he wasn't under too much stress.
(c) All of these.
(d) To make sure he was calm enough to drive.

5. What kind of pie is discussed in Chapter 6?
(a) Shoofly pie.
(b) Cherry pie.
(c) Raspberry pie.
(d) Apple pie.

6. How old did Mitch estimate the man who had held a gun to his neck?
(a) In his middle twenties.
(b) In his late twenties.
(c) In his early twenties.
(d) In his early thirties.

7. Where did Anson get the money?
(a) He had been successful in the stock market.
(b) He had invested in the right company.
(c) All of these.
(d) He was good at what he did and worked hard.

8. Who would Anson and Mitch have to rip off?
(a) A casino.
(b) A bank.
(c) Nobody, it was Anson's money the kidnappers were after.
(d) Fort Knox.

9. After how many shots did Mitch lose count?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

10. What does Taggart ask Mitch in regards to the medication his wife takes for her affliction?
(a) If she takes ergotamine.
(b) If she takes an over the counter blood thinner.
(c) If she takes excedrine.
(d) If she takes aspirin.

11. What did Mitch omit in his retelling of the story of his day?
(a) The discovery of the stuff in his loft.
(b) The death of John Knox.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Both of these.

12. What did the Pampas provide?
(a) Protection.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Visual cover.
(d) Neither of these.

13. What had Anson always been a fan of?
(a) Adventure.
(b) A bounty.
(c) Pirate yarns.
(d) The sea.

14. What did Mitch fear if he had turned and attempted to pivot and kick the gun wielding man?
(a) That it would be anticipated and Holly would die.
(b) That he might kill the man.
(c) That he would miss.
(d) That he might knock the man into some boxes and break the precious ceramics.

15. What tool did Mitch select as a weapon?
(a) A garden trowel.
(b) A combination lug wrench and pry bar.
(c) A hedge trimmer.
(d) A machete.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seemed out of sync when the kidnapper called Mitch at six?

2. Which cop was dressed casually?

3. Why wasn't Mitch concerned that the second gunman might ride off in the car and leave Mitch there?

4. Why had Mitch's father's fear been unfounded?

5. Who gave Taggart the positive ID on the dog walker?

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