MURDER IN MONTAUK

Check Your Understanding of Chapter 12

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1. The most important thing that happens in this chapter is:
   1. David likes being by the ocean
   2. Beth gets a list of David's phone calls
   3. The police didn't question the hotel manager
   4. Beth tells Mr. Parker that she doesn't believe it was a case of suicide
   
   
2. David was writing about
   1. whales
   2. life in an ocean community
   3. his life
   4. his grandchildren
   
   
3. What does Mr. Parker mean when he says, "This is a quiet place, and we've never had any problems"?
   
   
4. Why won't Mr. Parker initially give Beth the phone records?
   
   
5. What does Mr. Parker mean when he says, "He sure didn't seem sad"?
   
   
6. In this chapter, the case for suicide becomes weakened by the fact that
   1. the police never asked the hotel manager any questions
   2. David didn't seem sad
   3. David was planning a whale-watching trip
   4. David didn't make any phone calls