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Desert Heat Trivia Quiz

This book written by J.A. Jance starts the series introducing Joanna Brady.

A multiple-choice quiz by booksmart19. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
booksmart19

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
266,764

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
172

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who is killed in the beginning of the book? Hint

Bernard O'Toole

Smith O'Toole

Lefty O'Toole

Righty O'Toole

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Question 2 of 10

2. What did Joanna's dad call her? Hint

Hank

Little Hank

Joanna

Little Joanna

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Question 3 of 10

3. Joanna's dad is still alive.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What county does Joanna live in? Hint

Konch

Kochise

Conch

Cochise

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the nickname of Joanna's father?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Angie Kellogg escapes from Tony.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Everyone says Andy's cause of death is this. Hint

homocide

accidental

genocide

suicide

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is the dirty cop who worked with Tony? Hint

Andy

Ken

Adam

Bobo

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does Eleanor give Joanna? Hint

her father's cuff links

her father's badge

her father's journal

all of the above

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Question 10 of 10

10. What kind of book does Angie carry around with her all the time? Hint

birdwatching book

weapons book

cookbook

none of these

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is killed in the beginning of the book?

Answer: Lefty O'Toole

Lefty tries to make a daring escape by throwing the car keys into the desert and taking off, but he is shot dead.

2. What did Joanna's dad call her?

Answer: Little Hank

Though Joanna's mother disapproved, her father taught her how to shoot a gun and how to defend herself, including the art of dislocating a person's thumb.

3. Joanna's dad is still alive.

Answer: False

He was killed while trying to help a woman change a spare tire. Joanna saw the whole thing and was very young at the time.

4. What county does Joanna live in?

Answer: Cochise

She lives on a ranch outside of Bisbee, Arizona.

5. What was the nickname of Joanna's father?

Answer: Desert Heat

This is mentioned at the end of the book. His colleagues joked about him always using the initials D.H., and since he was a cop, Desert Heat made sense.

6. Angie Kellogg escapes from Tony.

Answer: True

When he tells her to pack, she knows that it is time to take flight, so she runs away and tries to lose him, but he finds her and she has to keep running.

7. Everyone says Andy's cause of death is this.

Answer: suicide

Everyone but Joanna thinks that Andy killed himself, but she sets out to prove them wrong.

8. Who is the dirty cop who worked with Tony?

Answer: Ken

At the end we find out that indeed it was Ken. It is also revealed that Walter McFadden was in on it too. He was paid to look the other way.

9. What does Eleanor give Joanna?

Answer: her father's badge

She believes that Joanna should have it as a memento of her father. Joanna hints that she'll give Andy's badge to Jenny.

10. What kind of book does Angie carry around with her all the time?

Answer: birdwatching book

It is a tattered old book, but Angie cherishes it.

Source: Author booksmart19

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