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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Licia promise to style Dana's hair?
(a) Dana had been feeling low and needed to be cheered up.
(b) Dana was going to a banquet and wanted to look nice.
(c) Dana cut it herself and was unhappy with it.
(d) Dana was a bridesmaid and wanted a special look.

2. During college, Jo lived in a group house in __________________.
(a) Burlington.
(b) Columbus.
(c) Portland.
(d) Cambridge.

3. What pet did Jo have while growing up?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) None.
(c) Horse.
(d) Dog.

4. Who brings Eli's dog to Jo's office?
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Jean.
(c) Eli.
(d) Al.

5. How does Jo know the person in #18?
(a) He is a member of her country club.
(b) He is a famous author.
(c) They lived in a group house in college.
(d) He is a local celebrity.

6. Who cleans the murder scene at the house?
(a) Larry.
(b) Licia.
(c) Sara.
(d) Duncan.

7. Who interviews Jo when she applies to live in a group house?
(a) Sara.
(b) Darlene.
(c) Dana.
(d) Cindy.

8. What decision does Eli make about his dog?
(a) Let him die naturally.
(b) Go ahead with the surgery.
(c) Have him euthanized.
(d) Try the antibiotics.

9. How did Licia let her husband and mother know that she was okay?
(a) She telephoned them.
(b) She sent postcards.
(c) She sent instant messages.
(d) She sent e-mails.

10. Dana says that she likes Licia because Licia has ______________.
(a) Spirituality.
(b) A car.
(c) Dignity.
(d) A great sense of humor.

11. Whom do the police first question about Dana's murder?
(a) Licia.
(b) Eli.
(c) Louis.
(d) Sara.

12. When did Jo know that she wanted to be a veterinarian?
(a) When she was a little girl.
(b) When her horse got sick.
(c) When she had a job at a veterinary clinic.
(d) When she went to a career night at school.

13. What is Dana's nationality?
(a) Polish.
(b) Danish.
(c) Italian.
(d) German.

14. Where does Jo meet Daniel?
(a) A church.
(b) A fundraiser.
(c) A museum.
(d) An airport.

15. Jo recalls that Eli Mayhew was the only person in the house who studied _________________.
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Science.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. Licia, Larry, and Sara stay at Larry's parents' home in ______________ for the night.

2. Where are Jo and her husband as the novel begins?

3. How much time passes between Eli's visit to Jo's office until she hears from him again?

4. What name did Jo go by in college?

5. Why did Licia give money to Duncan one day?

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