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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malcolm ask Ellery to do as they are dancing in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
(a) Visit a petting zoo with him.
(b) Visit prospective colleges with him.
(c) Visit a clown museum with him.
(d) Visit his father with him.

2. According to Sadie in Chapter Twenty-Two, what was she doing the night Sarah disappeared?
(a) Losing her virginity to Vance.
(b) Losing her virginity to Chad.
(c) Losing her virginity to Ben.
(d) Losing her virginity to Peter.

3. According to Officer McNulty in Chapter Eighteen, where was Vance Puckett the night of Brooke's disappearance?
(a) Out of town.
(b) Working.
(c) At Fright Farm.
(d) In the drunk tank.

4. It is thanks to whose efforts that Ellery and Malcolm are allowed entrance to the homecoming dance in Chapter Twenty-Seven?
(a) Viv.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Mia.
(d) Katrin.

5. Who is Viv's date to the homecoming dance?
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Kyle.
(c) Theo.
(d) Declan.

6. What is the title of the article that just appeared in the Burlington Free Press in Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) "A Joyful Past—and an Exciting Future."
(b) "A Deadly Past—and a Common Future."
(c) “A Tragic Past—and a Common Thread."
(d) "A Mysterious Past—and a Puzzling Future."

7. According to Vance in Chapter Twenty-Two, what were he and Brooke discussing?
(a) How to change the oil.
(b) How to steal a car.
(c) How to pick a lock.
(d) How to repair a bumper.

8. Who is the culprit behind the murders of young women in Echo Ridge?
(a) Ryan Rodriguez.
(b) Peter Nilsson.
(c) Declan Kelly.
(d) Vance Puckett.

9. What does Malcolm do with the recording of the vandal in Chapter Twenty-Nine?
(a) He takes it to Officer McNulty.
(b) He does nothing with it.
(c) He gives it to Officer Rodriguez.
(d) He deletes it.

10. Where does Malcolm go in Chapter Thirty-Three?
(a) Ellery's house.
(b) Declan's apartment.
(c) His own house.
(d) Mia's house.

11. Which of Brooke's possessions did her killer keep as a trophy, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Seven?
(a) Her phone case.
(b) Her eyeglasses.
(c) Her earrings.
(d) Her purse.

12. According to Officer Rodriguez in Chapter Thirty-Two, why are the McNultys not being investigated?
(a) They are very rich.
(b) Their father is a policeman.
(c) They have confirmed alibis.
(d) They have cut a deal with prosecutors.

13. Who surprises Malcolm by knocking at the door in Chapter Thirty-Three?
(a) Ben Coates.
(b) Officer Rodriguez.
(c) Officer McNulty.
(d) Peter Nilsson.

14. As Ellery discovers in Chapter Twenty-Five, the invoice is for work done for whom?
(a) Ally Nelson.
(b) Amy Nelson.
(c) Abby Nelson.
(d) Alice Nelson.

15. In the wake of Brooke's disappearance, what has been canceled in Chapter Twenty?
(a) The homecoming court.
(b) The homecoming dance.
(c) Classes.
(d) The prom.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ellery and Malcolm arrive at the homecoming dance in Chapter Twenty-Seven, who refuses them entry?

2. Who was initially behind the vandalism, as revealed in Chapter Thirty-Six?

3. What test does Mia discuss in Chapter Twenty-Nine?

4. The news coverage Ellery watches in Chapter Thirty-Two reports what information about Brooke?

5. Who inspired Ryan Rodriguez to become a police officer, as he explains in Chapter Twenty-Nine?

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