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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Miles do the night Missy died instead of blowing the cut grass off the sidewalk as she had asked?
(a) Put the fish away.
(b) Made himself a snack.
(c) Took a shower.
(d) Went out with his friends.

2. What is the question the unnamed narrator asks as he begins the prologue?
(a) Where does a story begin?
(b) Does a story begin with tragedy?
(c) How do you begin a story?
(d) What is the definition of beginning?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 7, how much longer does Sarah tell Miles she will continue to tutor Jonah?
(a) A week.
(b) At least a month.
(c) Till the end of the semester.
(d) The rest of the year.

5. What river can Miles see from his back porch?
(a) Roanoke River.
(b) Eno River.
(c) Crabtree Creek.
(d) Trent River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What treat does Sarah provide in Chapter 7 during her first tutoring session with Jonah?

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

3. How old is Sarah as the novel begins?

4. In Chapter 4, what excuse does the unnamed narrator suggest Miles might have made for Missy returning late the night of her death?

5. What pose do the two boys inside the abandoned house take as they make there way out to Miles?

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