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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. Where did Sarah live before moving to New Bern?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Baltimore.

2. What is the point of view of the prologue of this novel?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) Third person limited.
(c) Authorial voice.
(d) First person.

3. In Chapter 1, what one reason does Miles realize is stopping him from moving on with his life since Missy's death?
(a) Jonah.
(b) Missy's death is still an unsolved case.
(c) His obligations to his in-laws.
(d) The small town atmosphere and lack of single women.

4. In Chapter 2, why does Sarah say her parents moved to New Bern several years before she did?
(a) Her mother took a new job.
(b) Her mother inhereted a farm.
(c) Her father took a new job.
(d) Her father retired.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Miles realize he is tired of?

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

3. In Chapter 1, what reason does Miles give Jonah for not making pancakes for breakfast?

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

5. How old is Sarah as the novel begins?

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