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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, how many witnesses does the unnamed narrator say there were to Missy's death?
(a) Dozens.
(b) Five.
(c) None.
(d) One.

3. What aspect of Missy's case bothers Miles the most, according to Brenda in Chapter 8?
(a) He feels he should have gone with her, should have protected her.
(b) She lay on the side of the road for so long.
(c) He was not the one to find her.
(d) He is a sheriff's deputy, he takes it as a personal failing that the driver was never found..

4. What does Jonah sleep with every night that Missy gave him?
(a) A baby blanket.
(b) An action figure.
(c) A teddy bear.
(d) A special pillow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what excuse does the unnamed narrator suggest Miles might have made for Missy returning late the night of her death?

2. Where does the unnamed narrator say Missy worked shortly after her wedding to Miles?

3. In Chapter 1, what reason does Jonah give Miles for not telling him about the trouble he was having in class?

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

5. In what year was Jonah born?

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