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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 Tryon Palace?
(a) The governor's mansion.
(b) The mayor's house.
(c) Residence of the colonial governor.
(d) Residence of the Confederate president.

2. In Chapter 4, what is the unnamed narrator looking at on his desk as he writes this section of his story?
(a) Crime scene photos.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Old newspaper clippings.
(d) A diary.

3. In Chapter 1, what is Miles doing as he sits on his back porch?
(a) Talking on the phone.
(b) Crying.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Smoking.

4. In Chapter 3, what assumptions did Sarah make about Miles that she found to be incorrect at their first meeting?
(a) That he would be weepy and still grieving his wife.
(b) That he would be more of a redneck.
(c) That he would be older and overweight.
(d) That he would be rude and unconcerned about Jonah's schoolwork.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Missy Ryan when she was killed?

2. Who is Caleb Bradham?

3. How does the unnamed narrator say that Missy and Miles met?

4. In what year was Jonah born?

5. In Chapter 4, what does the unnamed narrator say people expected initially in the investigation of Missy's death?

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