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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 tells Jake in Chapter 46 that he is correct to be frightened?
(a) Adam.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) The girl in the checked blue-and-white dress.
(d) Mister Night.

2. Pete thinks in Chapter 30 about what kind of weapon that was used to kill Dominic Barnett?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A saw.
(d) A shotgun.

3. How does Tom feel when he finds out in Chapter 41 that someone he knows is a reporter?
(a) Sad.
(b) Betrayed.
(c) Elated.
(d) Hopeful.

4. In Chapter 26, Tom discovers that which character had put in the highest bid for the house Tom eventually bought?
(a) Victor.
(b) Norman.
(c) Pete.
(d) Frank.

5. In Chapter 24, when Tom walks Jake to school, what action does Jake refuse to take until they reach the school's gates?
(a) Speak.
(b) Breathe.
(c) Cry.
(d) Laugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom find out about Dominic Barnett, his home's former tenant, in Chapter 24?

2. In Chapter 31, Jake unnerves his father Tom by asking, "Did they find him, Daddy?" (165). About whom is Jake speaking?

3. Who goes with Amanda when she conducts a search of Francis Carter's last known address?

4. Tom discovers at the very end of Chapter 52 that which character is no longer in Tom's house?

5. Pete thinks in Chapter 35 that there can "be little doubt" that which character has "grown into a good man" (187)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose perspective does the narrator present in Chapter 37 and what is the intended effect of the choice?

2. What type of scene do Karen and Tom find back at Tom's house at the end of Chapter 52?

3. How does Tom discover the "old mechanic's pit" (147) located under his garage floor in Chapter 27?

4. What sight feels "invasive and wrong" (178) to Tom when he sees the police searching the house on Garholt Street?

5. Describe the police's response to Tom's call about the man trying to get into his house.

6. Who is Karen and what advice does she give to Tom in Chapter 24?

7. In what way does North portray Pete as both a skeptic and a dreamer?

8. On what basis is Norman arrested in Chapter 33 and how does Amanda feel about the event?

9. Discuss an instance when North uses a simile to create a vivid characterization of a marginal character, such as Norman.

10. To whom does Tom tell his whole sordid Featherbank story in Chapter 36 and why?

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