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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. What connection do Irene and the woman discover at the movie theater?
(a) Irene and the woman's children are the same age.
(b) Irene and the woman both went to the same college.
(c) Irene and the woman's husbands work together.
(d) Irene and the woman both know a man named Michael Christopher.

2. What is the name of Jeremy's future new co-worker at Veatch and Son?
(a) Lyle.
(b) Greg.
(c) Bob.
(d) Bill.

3. Why does Jeremy have blood on his shirt when he arrives at Lisa's farmhouse at the start of Part Three?
(a) Jeremy gave CPR to Ezra after his car accident.
(b) Jeremy crawled into Ezra's car to get Ezra's belongings out of the car.
(c) Jeremy helped Ezra out of the car when he crashed.
(d) Jeremy received a severe burn while helping Ezra out of the car.

4. What did Lisa do for the other people who stayed at the farmhouse?
(a) Lisa was a witness and kept their memories alive.
(b) Lisa was a motherlike figure who provided compassion.
(c) Lisa provided a safe place for the homeless and outsiders.
(d) Lisa's farmhouse was a place for worshipping the Lord.

5. Why does Sarah Jane say that she is staying at Lisa's farmhouse?
(a) Sara Jane says that she is helping Lisa get ready to move.
(b) Sarah Jane says that she is trying to figure out why the videos were made.
(c) Sarah Jane says that she had a deep connection with Lisa and wants to be close to her.
(d) Sarah Jane says that Lisa needs all the help she can get.

Short Answer Questions

1. What justification does Irene make to Peter about moving back to Tama?

2. What excuse does Irene give to Peter about the reason she is losing weight?

3. Where does Ezra's car end up during the accident?

4. What game is Irene trying to teach Lisa at the start of Part Two, Chapter 2?

5. What conflict does Peter have at the start of Part Two, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sarah Jane truly concerned about Ezra's car accident?

2. In Part Three, Chapter 1, what are the two versions of where Irene may be according to the narrator? How do the different stories leave out any definite information?

3. What are some of the first signs that Irene is taking her new church very seriously, and that it may be beginning to take over her life?

4. Why are Jeremy and Stephanie surprised to meet Lisa on her porch when they travel there in the middle of the night?

5. How is Peter Sample's life described at the start of Part Two, Chapter 1? Do not use the exact information provided, but make inferences that can be drawn. Write in your own words.

6. How does Irene view Peter Sample's courtship? What brings her to marry Peter, even though internally she has reservations?

7. Using the quote, "...when she'd [Irene] gave no indication that anything unusual had happened or was about to happen or would continue happening without interruption in the days to follow" (127), what might the reader assume about Irene's disappearance?

8. How and why does Sarah Jane justify not providing Jeremy access to the phone at the farmhouse after Ezra's accident?

9. Upon Irene's first visit to Michael Christopher's church, what is his interpretation and the importance of the Bible verse from Luke?

10. Irene places the tract given to her by pastor Michael Christopher in her pocket and then in the "anything drawer" at the house. Why does Irene's placement of the tract give it more meaning?

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