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

2. In what type of school did Sarah teach before coming to New Bern?
(a) Private schools.
(b) She did not, she was a private tutor.
(c) Inner-city schools.
(d) Charter schools.

3. Who had the biggest hand in restoring New Bern's historic buildings?
(a) The Daughter's of the Revolution.
(b) A private corporation.
(c) The Rockefeller Foundation.
(d) The residents.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Sarah think New Bern is perfect for doing?

2. Who is Caleb Bradham?

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

4. How old is Miles Ryan as the book begins?

5. What does the unnamed narrator say was the center of Missy and Miles' life?

(see the answer key)

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