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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tryon Palace?
(a) Residence of the Confederate president.
(b) Residence of the colonial governor.
(c) The governor's mansion.
(d) The mayor's house.

2. Where does the unnamed narrator say Missy worked shortly after her wedding to Miles?
(a) Mercy Hospital.
(b) Wachovia Bank.
(c) New Bern Sheriff's office.
(d) New Bern Elementary school.

3. What garment does Sarah's mother forbid her from wearing on her first date with Miles?
(a) Her brother's high school letter jacket.
(b) Michael's college sweater.
(c) Her black lace shawl.
(d) Her long, thick green jacket.

4. What river can Miles see from his back porch?
(a) Crabtree Creek.
(b) Eno River.
(c) Roanoke River.
(d) Trent River.

5. What university does Sarah say her brother, Brian, attends?
(a) NYU.
(b) UCLA.
(c) UNC.
(d) UT Austin.

6. How old is Sarah as the novel begins?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty-eight.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Forty.

7. What game do Sarah and Miles play that Sarah proves to be surprisingly good at?
(a) Pool.
(b) Foosball.
(c) Air Hockey.
(d) Poker.

8. In Chapter 1, what does Miles realize he is tired of?
(a) Being a sheriff's deputy.
(b) Being an object of pity.
(c) Being lonely.
(d) Being a single parent.

9. Who is Caleb Bradham?
(a) Inventor of 7-Up.
(b) Inventor of Dr. Pepper.
(c) Inventor of Pepsi-Cola.
(d) Inventor of Coca-Cola.

10. In what year was Jonah born?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1971.
(d) 2001.

11. In Chapter 11, why do Sarah and Miles leave the Tavern before finishing their drinks?
(a) To check on Jonah.
(b) To be alone.
(c) To avoid a fight with Otis Timson.
(d) To get some fresh air.

12. In Chapter 4, what is the unnamed narrator looking at on his desk as he writes this section of his story?
(a) Crime scene photos.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Old newspaper clippings.
(d) A diary.

13. What is the point of view used in the majority of this novel?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) First person.
(d) Authoria voice.

14. In Chapter 14, how did Miles and Sarah spend Halloween?
(a) At the beach and then trick-or-treating with Jonah.
(b) A a school party.
(c) On vacation in Nag's Head.
(d) At a church carnival.

15. To what does the unnamed narrator confess to in Chapter 10?
(a) He witnessed the accident.
(b) He is a long lost relative of Missy's.
(c) He loved Missy.
(d) He was the one who hit Missy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink does Sarah tell Miles she has first thing in the morning?

2. Who had the biggest hand in restoring New Bern's historic buildings?

3. In Chapter 3, what complaint does Miles silently make about Sarah's classroom during their first meeting?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Sarah think New Bern is perfect for doing?

5. What does the unnamed narrator say this story is about in the prologue?

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