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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, the author compare Sims Addison to what animal?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A dog.
(c) A bird.
(d) A rat.

2. In Chapter 5, what item does Miles say someone placed over Missy's body in the moments after the accident?
(a) A sheet.
(b) A burlap sack.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A jacket.

3. What do the boys initially tell Miles they were hunting in the abandoned house?
(a) Owls.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Rats.
(d) Sparrows.

4. Why does Sarah tell her mother Miles agreed to work Thanksgiving Day?
(a) He can escape the neverending football games.
(b) He can enjoy the peace and quiet of the empty station.
(c) They need extra help at the drunk driving checkpoints.
(d) He can have Christmas off.

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 Missy, it was more intense.
(c) With Sarah, it is less immediate.
(d) With Missy, it was always changing, always new.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the point of view of the prologue of this novel?

2. What does Sarah give to Jonah to make up for the lack of children to play with at Thanksgiving dinner?

3. What does Miles do with Sims after Sims is finished telling his story?

4. What was the weather like the day of Missy Ryan's funeral?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Miles find himself wondering about Sarah?

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