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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what excuse does the unnamed narrator suggest Miles might have made for Missy returning late the night of her death?
(a) She stopped to have a drink at the Tavern.
(b) She stopped to speak someone from work.
(c) She stopped to complain about him to her mother.
(d) She stopped to pick up a fresh bottle of wine.

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

3. Where did Sarah live before moving to New Bern?
(a) New York City.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Boston.
(d) Washington, D.C.

4. In Chapter 11, how many times does Sarah's mother call her before her first date with Miles?
(a) None.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

5. In Chapter 5, what does Miles think is the difference between his attraction to Missy and his attraction to Sarah?
(a) With Sarah, it is new and unfamiliar.
(b) With Sarah, it is less immediate.
(c) With Missy, it was more intense.
(d) With Missy, it was always changing, always new.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What sport does Jonah Ryan play?

3. How old is Miles Ryan as the book begins?

4. Why does Sarah tell her mother Miles agreed to work Thanksgiving Day?

5. What river can Miles see from his back porch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Brenda insist on talking with Sarah about Miles? What does Brenda tell Sarah about Miles?

2. In Chapter 2, for what reason does Sarah think that Jonah has become so far behind in his class work? What does she think of that?

3. In Chapter 13, what story does Miss Harkins tell Sarah and Miles?

4. Why does Miles think he is not the type of man who can be alone? What is it Miles misses most about being married?

5. What does the unnamed narrator in Chapter 4 tell the reader kept Miles from looking for Missy on the day of her death when she was late coming home? Who told Miles about Missy's accident?

6. In Chapter 13, Miles asks Sarah about living in the big city. What does Sarah tell him? How does he react?

7. Who does the unnamed narrator say this story is about? Why does he preface this by telling the reader all about Missy Ryan?

8. Why does Miles insist that he is not a smoker? Who calls him a smoker?

9. In Chapter 12, what does Miles tell Sarah about Missy? How does Sarah respond?

10. How do Sarah's parents react to meeting Miles and Jonah for the first time? What is Brian's reaction to Miles and Jonah?

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