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

2. Who is Charlie Curtis?
(a) Sarah's ex-husband.
(b) Sheriff, Miles's boss, and Miles' friend.
(c) Principal of New Bern Elementary.
(d) One of Sarah's students.

3. How old is Miles Ryan as the book begins?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty-two.

4. How old is Sarah as the novel begins?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Forty.

5. Who is Mrs. Knowlson?
(a) Miles' former teacher.
(b) Miles' aunt.
(c) Miles' neighbor.
(d) Miles' cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Jonah born?

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

3. What is causing the unnamed narrator to have trouble sleeping in the prologue?

4. In Chapter 3, what assumptions did Sarah make about Miles that she found to be incorrect at their first meeting?

5. In Chapter 1, what one reason does Miles realize is stopping him from moving on with his life since Missy's death?

(see the answer key)

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