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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where does Miles tell Sarah his father went after his mother's death?
(a) Into a nursing home.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Into a seminary.
(d) Into rehab.

2. In Chapter 1, what does Miles think Missy's reaction to Jonah's troubles would have been?
(a) She would have bought Jonah a dozen tutors.
(b) She would have punished Jonah.
(c) She would have had them under control before they even happened.
(d) She would have blamed the teacher.

3. In Chapter 4, what excuse does the unnamed narrator suggest Miles might have made for Missy returning late the night of her death?
(a) She stopped to complain about him to her mother.
(b) She stopped to pick up a fresh bottle of wine.
(c) She stopped to speak someone from work.
(d) She stopped to have a drink at the Tavern.

4. In Chapter 5, what does Miles think is the difference between his attraction to Missy and his attraction to Sarah?
(a) With Missy, it was more intense.
(b) With Sarah, it is less immediate.
(c) With Missy, it was always changing, always new.
(d) With Sarah, it is new and unfamiliar.

5. How old was Missy Ryan when she was killed?
(a) Twenty-nine.
(b) Thirty-two.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Forty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Jonah born?

2. In Chapter 5, what item does Miles say someone placed over Missy's body in the moments after the accident?

3. Where did Sarah live before moving to New Bern?

4. What is the question the unnamed narrator asks as he begins the prologue?

5. For what reason does Sarah realize Miles had so much trouble asking her out?

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