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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Miles bring to Sarah on their first date?
(a) An expensive bottle of wine.
(b) Six yellow roses.
(c) A dozen red roses.
(d) A box of candy.

2. What reason does Miss Harkins give for Harris Presser's arrest and execution?
(a) He was accused of stealing money from the army.
(b) He was accused of being a Union spy.
(c) He was accused of pilfering from war victims.
(d) He was accused of being a Confederate spy.

3. In Chapter 15, how does Maureen introduce Miles to all of Sarah's relatives during Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) As her boyfriend.
(b) As her friend.
(c) As her student's father.
(d) As her cousin.

4. What does the narrator say was his first reaction to hitting Missy?
(a) He called the police.
(b) He ran into a fence.
(c) He screamed.
(d) He ran away.

5. What type of bushes does Miles plant in his garden to please Sarah?
(a) Bougainvillaea.
(b) Roses.
(c) Camelias.
(d) Holly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who/what keeps Miles from committing murder?

2. What do the boys initially tell Miles they were hunting in the abandoned house?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Jonah say is the difference between the work his new teacher, Miss Andrews, assigns as compared to his previous teacher, Mrs. Hayes?

4. In Chapter 16, what does the unnamed narrator say his destination was the night of Missy's death?

5. What reason does the narrator give for leaving the scene of the crime?

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