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

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

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

4. Who is Caleb Bradham?
(a) Inventor of Pepsi-Cola.
(b) Inventor of Dr. Pepper.
(c) Inventor of Coca-Cola.
(d) Inventor of 7-Up.

5. In Chapter 1, what reason does Jonah give Miles for not telling him about the trouble he was having in class?
(a) He does not want Miles to be mad at him.
(b) He did tell Miles, Miles simply was not paying attention.
(c) He was embarrassed.
(d) He thought Miles was too busy to help him.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Miles do the night Missy died instead of blowing the cut grass off the sidewalk as she had asked?

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

5. What does the unnamed narrator say this story is about in the prologue?

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