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The Sweet Hereafter | Quiz

Russell Banks
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The Sweet Hereafter | Quiz

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1)

What ends the affair between Billy and Risa? (from Chapter 2)

They just get tired of each other
Billy meets someone new
She reconciles with her husband
The school bus crash
2)

According to Dolores the childhoods of all the victims were gone but __________________. (from Chapter 5)

Changed forever
Still calling out
Not forgotten
Always good memories
3)

From whose perspective is Chapter 3 written? (from Chapter 3)

Mitchell Stevens
Bear Otto
Dolores Driscoll
Nichole Burnell
4)

Where is Mitchell Stephens from? (from Chapter 2)

Boston
Philadelphia
Albany
New York City
5)

Where does Mitchell decide to stay during his time in Sam Dent? (from Chapter 3)

Four Seasons
Marriott
The Walkers' hotel
Holiday Inn
6)

According to Mitchell, ____________________ is always more valuable than a dead victim in front of a jury. (from Chapter 3)

Police photography
A living victim
An eye witness
A coroner's report
7)

What does Dolores call the sound of the carousel? (from Chapter 5)

Annoying
A beautiful sound
Too repetitive
The sound of childhood
8)

Each family grieves for its own child but Dolores grieves for _______________. (from Chapter 5)

None of them
The ones she liked
All of them
Herself
9)

What does Mitchell consider the beauty queen to be? (from Chapter 3)

In the wrong place at the wrong time
Lucky to be alive
A great publicity story
The linchpin of his case
10)

What does Mitchell think makes him a good attorney? (from Chapter 3)

Intuition
Sense of humor
Anger
Education
11)

What type of vehicle was Billy Ansel driving behind the bus every morning? (from Chapter 4)

SUV
Station wagon
Jeep
Pickup truck
12)

What was Mitchell prepared to do when his daughter needed emergency medical treatment while on vacation one year? (from Chapter 3)

Emergency tracheotomy
Create a tourniquet
Give an injection
Set her leg
13)

Which noise is Mitchell unaccustomed to hearing every day? (from Chapter 3)

Jackhammers
Wind in the trees
Sirens
Traffic
14)

According to Dolores, Billy Ansel had once been noble but now he is _____________. (from Chapter 5)

Ruined
Angry
Drunk
Saintly
15)

What does Mitchell Stephens want to talk to Billy about? (from Chapter 2)

Cremation
Funeral flowers
Taxes
A lawsuit
16)

Who does Nichole want to impact the most with her plan? (from Chapter 4)

Her Daddy
Mr. Stephens
The parents of the dead kids
Her Mother
17)

What does Dolores note about the people seated around her? (from Chapter 5)

They will not acknowledge her
They move to speak to her
They are talking behind their hands
They move further away from her
18)

Why is Jenny apprehensive about her new bedroom? (from Chapter 4)

It is very tiny
It cost the family a lot of money
She will be alone
It is upstairs
19)

What surprising information does Billy give Dolores? (from Chapter 5)

That Nichole is going to college early
That Nichole had said Dolores had been speeding
That Nichole is getting married
That Nichole will walk again someday
20)

How does Dolores conduct herself during the aftermath of the bus accident? (from Chapter 5)

With temper tantrums
With great dignity
With regular hysterics
With legal actions
21)

Who is the beauty queen who survived the bus crash? (from Chapter 3)

Maddie Williams
Caleigh Struthers
Whitney Marker
Nichole Burnell
22)

In what way does Nichole think her life will be better in a wheelchair? (from Chapter 4)

Her Daddy will leave her alone
She can get lots of pity from people
She can get special attention at restaurants
She doesn't have to go out if she doesn't want to
23)

When taking on a new case, Mitchell feels _______________________. (from Chapter 3)

Proud
Fatalistic
More alive than at any other time in his life
Overwhelmed
24)

How did Nichole get up the courthouse steps? (from Chapter 4)

A special stair lift
She used crutches
Her Daddy carried her
An elevator
25)

Where had the wrecked school bus been parked? (from Chapter 2)

At Billy's garage
The junkyard
The city garage
The sheriff's department
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