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Quiz about New York to Dallas an In Death Novel
Quiz about New York to Dallas an In Death Novel

"New York to Dallas", an "In Death" Novel Quiz


In J. D. Robb's "New York to Dallas", Eve faces foes and fears that she has already faced in the past. One is Isaac McQueen, a violent serial pedophile, who she arrested 12 years earlier; another is the city of Dallas, the city of her nightmares.

A multiple-choice quiz by bg853. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
bg853
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
347,809
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
251
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 10
1. What does Mira bring with her to Dallas when she comes in answer to Roarke's call?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How does Dallas verify her connection to Sister Susan Devon, Isaac McQueen's accomplice? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How does Roarke find McQueen's whereabouts in Dallas?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What rank was Dallas when she arrested McQueen twelve years prior to this book? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Where do Eve and Roarke stay while in Dallas? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Why was Captain Ricchio uneasy about Roarke? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Besides Eve and Roarke and the Dallas PSD, who else is involved in the search for Melinda Jones in Dallas? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the relationship between Melinda Jones, McQueen's prisoner, and Officer Bree Jones of the Dallas PSD? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who diverted McQueen's attention and thereby saved Eve's life? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Where was Peabody while Eve and Roarke were tracking McQueen in Dallas? Hint



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1. What does Mira bring with her to Dallas when she comes in answer to Roarke's call?

Answer: Galahad

Roarke asked Mira to bring Galahad, Eve's cat, with her to Dallas. Dallas is upset when she sees Mira in her hotel suite, but is comforted when she finds that Mira has brought Galahad with her. Only Roarke would have known that she needed the cat.
2. How does Dallas verify her connection to Sister Susan Devon, Isaac McQueen's accomplice?

Answer: Roarke arranges for private blood tests

Dallas does not want her suspicions that Sister Susan is another specter of her past known, so Roarke has blood tests run privately. Eve does ask Sister Susan directly, but she refuses to answer.
3. How does Roarke find McQueen's whereabouts in Dallas?

Answer: He traces a connection to a law firm in South America

Roarke is the best there is when it comes to "following the money." After he finds the money, he follows it to McQueen's apartment.

Eve proudly stated that, if given the time, he could find out if the lawyers at the South American firm wore "boxers or briefs". As she said, "He's just that good!"
4. What rank was Dallas when she arrested McQueen twelve years prior to this book?

Answer: Rookie cop

Dallas was only a rookie when she arrested McQueen twelve years before. It was her actions apprehending McQueen that caught Feeney's attention and which led to his mentoring her career in Homicide.
5. Where do Eve and Roarke stay while in Dallas?

Answer: Roarke's hotel

Roarke equipped a triplex suite with offices for both of them on its top floor. The suite had bedrooms on the middle flight and the lowest floor had the living area.

While he and Eve worked at the Dallas Police station, Roarke had Eve's office equipped like her office at home, down to an already set up "murder board." Roarke was anxious to do whatever he could to make her feel more at ease.
6. Why was Captain Ricchio uneasy about Roarke?

Answer: Roarke's father's criminal connections

A case Ricchio's father worked on involved illegal weapons, Patrick Roarke and Max Ricker and he made it a point to let Roarke know it.

Roarke was discouraged by always having to defend himself because of a man who he hated more than anyone else. As he told Eve, "there is always going to be a smudge. That's just the way of it."
7. Besides Eve and Roarke and the Dallas PSD, who else is involved in the search for Melinda Jones in Dallas?

Answer: Laurence and Nikos

FBI agents Laurence and Nikos also came to Dallas in search of McQueen.

As Feds go, Eve found they weren't as bad as most. Feeney said that Laurence was on the short list for Bureau Chief.
8. What was the relationship between Melinda Jones, McQueen's prisoner, and Officer Bree Jones of the Dallas PSD?

Answer: Sister

Bree and Melinda were twins and had both been victims of McQueen.

Because of their earlier experiences with McQueen, Bree became a police officer and Melinda became a rape counselor.
9. Who diverted McQueen's attention and thereby saved Eve's life?

Answer: Galahad

This is the second time that Galahad saved Eve. In "Naked in Death", the cat diverted another killer from Eve, causing Eve to name him "Galahad".

After that first save, Roarke said that he was going to see that Galahad got caviar for all of his nine lives. If anyone could afford that - it's Roarke!
10. Where was Peabody while Eve and Roarke were tracking McQueen in Dallas?

Answer: In New York

Peabody was in New York where Eve had put her in charge of the investigation of McQueen's prison break. She was also coordinating Eve and Roarke's Texas efforts with the NYPSD.
Source: Author bg853

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