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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 is causing the unnamed narrator to have trouble sleeping in the prologue?
(a) His wife's snoring.
(b) Thoughts of deceased family members.
(c) A bad back.
(d) Thoughts of fate.

2. With whom does Sarah go shopping in Chapter 6?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her friend, Brenda.

3. In Chapter 2, what does Miles learn Otis Timson is claiming against him?
(a) False arrest.
(b) Lying in the police report.
(c) Police brutality.
(d) Harrassment.

4. In Chapter 3, what item does Miles offer to buy for Sarah in exchange for her work with Jonah?
(a) A gross of crayons for the students.
(b) A meal out.
(c) An English textbook.
(d) A fan.

5. In Chapter 6, what excuse does Sarah learn she can use if she is ever late for an appointment again?
(a) She had a flat tire.
(b) She had to deal with a discipline issue with a student.
(c) She got stuck on the bridge.
(d) She was on the phone with her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Miles think Missy's reaction to Jonah's troubles would have been?

2. What is Tryon Palace?

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

4. What is the point of view used in the majority of this novel?

5. Where does the unnamed narrator say Missy worked shortly after her wedding to Miles?

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