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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what type of tour do Sarah and Miles go on?
(a) A tour of historic homes.
(b) A tour of expensive houses.
(c) A tour of haunted houses.
(d) A tour of holiday decorated houses.

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

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

4. Who escorted Missy Ryan's funeral hearse to the cemetery?
(a) Every sheriff and police officer in the county.
(b) Miles only.
(c) Military vehicles.
(d) The fire department.

5. In Chapter 3, what item does Miles offer to buy for Sarah in exchange for her work with Jonah?
(a) A fan.
(b) A gross of crayons for the students.
(c) A meal out.
(d) An English textbook.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Sarah tell her mother Miles agreed to work Thanksgiving Day?

3. What drink does Sarah tell Miles she has first thing in the morning?

4. Where did Sarah live before moving to New Bern?

5. What is the point of view used in the majority of this novel?

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