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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drink does Sarah tell Miles she has first thing in the morning?
(a) Tea.
(b) Juice.
(c) Milk.
(d) Coffee.

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

3. At the end of Chapter 7, how much longer does Sarah tell Miles she will continue to tutor Jonah?
(a) The rest of the year.
(b) A week.
(c) At least a month.
(d) Till the end of the semester.

4. In Chapter 5, what is Miles thinking about as he drives home with Jonah?
(a) Missy's death and Sarah and Jonah.
(b) Whether he should go fishing over the weekend or not.
(c) His lunch with Charlie.
(d) Missy.

5. In Chapter 3, what assumptions did Sarah make about Miles that she found to be incorrect at their first meeting?
(a) That he would be weepy and still grieving his wife.
(b) That he would be more of a redneck.
(c) That he would be older and overweight.
(d) That he would be rude and unconcerned about Jonah's schoolwork.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had the biggest hand in restoring New Bern's historic buildings?

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

3. In Chapter 4, what does the unnamed narrator say people expected initially in the investigation of Missy's death?

4. Who escorted Missy Ryan's funeral hearse to the cemetery?

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

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