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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 24, what do Tillman and Jones accuse Miles of doing to Otis Timson?
(a) Beating him up.
(b) Smashing his head against the cage of his car.
(c) Breaking his fingers.
(d) Putting a gun to his head.

2. What angers Sarah most about Brian's confession?
(a) He hid the truth and ran.
(b) He chose to tell her after she met Miles.
(c) He did not tell her the truth from the beginning.
(d) He could do such a thing in the first place.

3. Where does Miles go after leaving the sheriff's office?
(a) Brian's apartment.
(b) Jonah's school.
(c) Sarah's apartment.
(d) Timson compound.

4. In Chapter 26, what happens to Jonah in the middle of the night?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He creis out for Sarah.
(c) He has his first nightmare in weeks.
(d) He begins running a fever.

5. Charlie learns that Earl has made what claims against the prison system?
(a) They have treated him unfairly.
(b) They are at fault for his injury.
(c) They have failed to treat his health problems.
(d) They are holding him without benefit of trial.

6. In Chapter 17, what does the author say many people do in Sims' presence without thinking about it because of his appearance?
(a) Forget to include him.
(b) Say private things.
(c) Keep distance between them.
(d) Offer him drinks.

7. In Chapter 32, what does Sarah say Miles does not care about?
(a) She loves him.
(b) Brian is sorry.
(c) It was only an accident.
(d) He got everything wrong.

8. Who pulls Sims Addison over after a night of drinking?
(a) Mark.
(b) Miles.
(c) Earl.
(d) Charlie.

9. What does the narrator say he was waiting for in the weeks after Missy's death?
(a) To be arrested.
(b) To die a horrible death.
(c) To feel some kind of remorse.
(d) To be attacked by Miles.

10. What one question does Sarah ask Brian before taking him to tell Miles the truth?
(a) Are you telling the truth?
(b) Was it an accident?
(c) Are you ready to die?
(d) Are you ready to go to jail?

11. Charlie finds out that Earl has suffered what injury in prison?
(a) He lost an ear.
(b) He lost an eye.
(c) He lost a finger.
(d) He lost a foot.

12. What fascinates the narrator about what Miles is watching on television the last time he goes to watch him through the windows?
(a) Missy would allow Miles to make such recordings of her.
(b) Miles refuses to share these with Jonah.
(c) It is Missy, a Missy he has never seen or known.
(d) Miles could watch such things without crying.

13. In Chapter 18, why does the narrator say he failed to contact the police the day after Missy's death?
(a) He was afraid of being arrested.
(b) He did not remember committing the crime.
(c) He did not feel responsible.
(d) He was afraid of Miles.

14. Whom does Miles accuse of screwing up the investigation into Missy's death?
(a) Charlie.
(b) The D.A.
(c) Everyone but himself.
(d) The highway patrol.

15. What is the first thing Charlie notices as being wrong with Sims' story?
(a) He is a drunk.
(b) He is not a good witness.
(c) He did not come forward sooner.
(d) He is a known liar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sarah react to Brian's admission to having been the one to kill Missy?

2. What does the narrator say was his first reaction to hitting Missy?

3. In Chapter 22, who meets Charlie at the gates of Hailey State Prison?

4. In Chapter 17, why does Charlie call Miles in to work early?

5. In Chapter 19, who confronts Miles when he reaches his destination?

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