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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what is Miles doing as he sits on his back porch?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Crying.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Talking on the phone.

2. In Chapter 5, what does Jonah think is causing Miles' silence in the car ride home?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Miss Andrews said something terrible about Jonah's behavior.
(c) Miles is angry and Jonah is in trouble.
(d) Miles is planning a surprise.

3. What does Miles refer to as D-Day?
(a) Date day.
(b) Dog to the vet day.
(c) The anniversary of the day he became a deputy.
(d) Donuts for breakfast day.

4. Why does Miles say he does not like Sarah's ex-husband?
(a) She dislikes him.
(b) He has an MBA.
(c) He was cruel to her.
(d) He hurt her.

5. In Chapter 1, what does Miles realize he is tired of?
(a) Being lonely.
(b) Being a sheriff's deputy.
(c) Being a single parent.
(d) Being an object of pity.

6. In what year was Jonah born?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1991.

7. In Chapter 3, what complaint does Miles silently make about Sarah's classroom during their first meeting?
(a) It is too hot.
(b) It is too claustrophobic.
(c) It is too childishly decorated.
(d) It is too chaotic.

8. 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..

9. In Chapter 11, how many times does Sarah's mother call her before her first date with Miles?
(a) Five.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

10. Who is Caleb Bradham?
(a) Inventor of 7-Up.
(b) Inventor of Coca-Cola.
(c) Inventor of Dr. Pepper.
(d) Inventor of Pepsi-Cola.

11. In Chapter 4, what does the unnamed narrator say people expected initially in the investigation of Missy's death?
(a) It would turn out to be a drunk driver.
(b) The responsible party would be found quickly.
(c) That Miles would be arrested quickly.
(d) That an out-of-towner did it.

12. In Chapter 14, what reason does Sarah give for delaying introducing Miles to her family?
(a) She is afraid they will not like him.
(b) She is afraid he will not like them.
(c) She does not want to scare him off.
(d) She wants to keep him to herself.

13. To what does the unnamed narrator confess to in Chapter 10?
(a) He loved Missy.
(b) He is a long lost relative of Missy's.
(c) He was the one who hit Missy.
(d) He witnessed the accident.

14. What object became a symbol of the love between Harris and Kathryn Presser?
(a) Six yellow roses.
(b) A bouquet of gladiolas.
(c) A strong oak tree.
(d) Two burning candles in a window.

15. 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 rude and unconcerned about Jonah's schoolwork.
(c) That he would be more of a redneck.
(d) That he would be older and overweight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What university does Sarah say her brother, Brian, attends?

3. From where does Miles hear gunfire?

4. In Chapter 2, why does Sarah say her parents moved to New Bern several years before she did?

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

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