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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Boy Next Door: Then, December 1993 and Now, Mid to Late November 1997.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of job does Gus have the night of the dinner in 1997?
(a) Waiting in line for concert tickets.
(b) Selling items.
(c) Restaurant quality survey.
(d) Managing the restaurant.

2. What does James want to do for Chris after Emily's death?
(a) Hire a lawyer.
(b) Take the blame for Christopher.
(c) Help him run away.
(d) Relinquish any control over his future.

3. When do Melanie and her husband move into their house?
(a) Fall 1980.
(b) Fall 1979.
(c) Spring 1979.
(d) November 1997.

4. Why doesn't Chris fulfill his end of the pact?
(a) He passes out before he can kill himself.
(b) The gun malfunctions.
(c) He realizes that he can't kill himself.
(d) He runs out of bullets.

5. What is James' hobby?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Golf.
(d) Collecting stamps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is waiting for Melanie and Michael when they arrive home from the hospital in November 1997?

2. How are the treatments for the dog going?

3. What are Chris and Emily doing in 1989?

4. How does Melanie meet Gus?

5. What do the couples in the beginning of the book talk about at dinner?

(see the answer key)

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