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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue and Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the unnamed narrator say this story is about in the prologue?
(a) Murder and intrigue.
(b) Love and loneliness.
(c) Love and forgiveness.
(d) Lies and deciet.

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

3. How does the unnamed narrator say that Missy and Miles met?
(a) Introduced by their parents after college.
(b) Introduced by friends in high school.
(c) At a college frat party.
(d) At a high school party.

4. What is the point of view used in the majority of this novel?
(a) Authoria voice.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person omniscient.

5. Where does the unnamed narrator say Missy worked shortly after her wedding to Miles?
(a) New Bern Elementary school.
(b) New Bern Sheriff's office.
(c) Mercy Hospital.
(d) Wachovia Bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what type of school did Sarah teach before coming to New Bern?

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

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

4. What river can Miles see from his back porch?

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

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