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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attends Jo's holiday party?
(a) Jane and Eugene.
(b) Jean and Eli.
(c) Jane and Edward.
(d) Jillian and Evan.

2. What does Daniel know when Jo had told him about Eli's killing Dana?
(a) Jo was going to have an affair with Eli.
(b) Daniel will have to report Eli to the police.
(c) Jo probably had a part in Dana's murder.
(d) Daniel can no longer trust Jo.

3. Who is the last of Jo's daughters to arrive home for the holidays?
(a) Nora.
(b) Mackenzie.
(c) Cass.
(d) Sadie.

4. What does Eli do when he sees Jo in the library?
(a) He just smiles.
(b) He waves to her.
(c) He leaves.
(d) He comes over to her.

5. Why is Jo having a hard time finding joy in her work?
(a) She is mourning her mother.
(b) She is thinking about the tsunami victims.
(c) She is filled with guilt.
(d) She is feeling ill.

6. What does Jo feel after seeing Eli in the library?
(a) Pity.
(b) Regret.
(c) Rage.
(d) Sadness.

7. Why did Eli attack Dana with the knife?
(a) She was not taking their meeting seriously.
(b) She told him she was engaged.
(c) She was seeing someone else.
(d) She said she did not love him.

8. Why does Eli think his crime has been canceled out?
(a) Dana was nothing but a tease.
(b) He killed Dana in a fit of passion.
(c) He started going to church.
(d) His scientific research has helped thousands.

9. In what year was Dana killed?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1976.

10. What does Sadie suggest may be influencing Jo's recent behavior?
(a) Depression.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Grief.

11. Jo says that she and Daniel may be too ________________________.
(a) Bored with each other.
(b) Tired to be married anymore.
(c) Busy to pay attention to each other.
(d) Involved with each other's lives.

12. How long had Jo waited to contact the police since she learned of Eli's confession?
(a) Two days.
(b) Six months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) A month.

13. Which of the following does Jo NOT notice about her daughter?
(a) She has multiple piercings.
(b) She is very thin.
(c) She has short, dyed hair.
(d) She is wearing too much makeup.

14. Where did Eli and Dana met?
(a) The Museum of Modern Art.
(b) The Peabody Museum.
(c) The Contemporary Art Museum.
(d) The Whitney Museum.

15. What do Jo and Eli initially discuss when they meet?
(a) The upcoming holiday season.
(b) Their respective marriages.
(c) The political election.
(d) Eli's new car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Eli say he has confided in Jo?

2. Eli tells Jo that he had been in love with whom?

3. What is Daniel reminded of as Jo recounts the events at the police station?

4. In Chapter 11, where does Jo meet someone?

5. What is Jo's response when Eli says he would like to meet and talk again?

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