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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Miles do the night Missy died instead of blowing the cut grass off the sidewalk as she had asked?
(a) Put the fish away.
(b) Made himself a snack.
(c) Went out with his friends.
(d) Took a shower.

2. How old is Sarah as the novel begins?
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Forty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty-five.

3. In Chapter 7, what does Miles find himself wondering about Sarah?
(a) The kind of men she was attracted to.
(b) What her morning routine was like.
(c) What she looked like fresh from bed.
(d) The kind of movies she liked to watch.

4. In Chapter 20, what does Charlie tell Miles to do for the rest of the day?
(a) Find Otis Timson.
(b) Go home.
(c) Find Sims Addison.
(d) Go over the witness testimonies in Missy's case.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, why does Charlie call Miles in to work early?

2. In Chapter 13, what does Sarah say she once enjoyed doing at the bistros in the big city?

3. What object became a symbol of the love between Harris and Kathryn Presser?

4. For what reason does Sarah realize Miles had so much trouble asking her out?

5. What name does Sarah give to Otis Timson as her own?

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