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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Sarah realize Miles had so much trouble asking her out?
(a) He does not like her enough.
(b) He is afraid of what people will think.
(c) He feels disloyal to Missy.
(d) He does not know how.

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

3. 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.

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

5. What is the point of view of the prologue of this novel?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) Authorial voice.
(c) Third person omniscient.
(d) First person.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of Missy's case bothers Miles the most, according to Brenda in Chapter 8?

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

3. In Chapter 5, what does Jonah think is causing Miles' silence in the car ride home?

4. In Chapter 14, what reason does Sarah give for delaying introducing Miles to her family?

5. In Chapter 14, how did Miles and Sarah spend Halloween?

(see the answer key)

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