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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what is the unnamed narrator looking at on his desk as he writes this section of his story?
(a) Crime scene photos.
(b) A diary.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Old newspaper clippings.

2. Why does Sarah tell her mother Miles agreed to work Thanksgiving Day?
(a) He can enjoy the peace and quiet of the empty station.
(b) He can have Christmas off.
(c) He can escape the neverending football games.
(d) They need extra help at the drunk driving checkpoints.

3. What sport does Jonah Ryan play?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Football.
(d) Baseball.

4. In Chapter 15, how does Maureen introduce Miles to all of Sarah's relatives during Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) As her boyfriend.
(b) As her cousin.
(c) As her student's father.
(d) As her friend.

5. How old is Miles Ryan as the book begins?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty-nine.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty-two.

6. In Chapter 6, what does Sarah say makes her hate Michael so much?
(a) He humiliated her.
(b) She never liked him.
(c) He never loved her.
(d) She loved him, making what happened between them worse.

7. In Chapter 13, what does Sarah say she once enjoyed doing at the bistros in the big city?
(a) Sipping her tea and reading her paper.
(b) Meeting with friends.
(c) Watching the world go by.
(d) Eating fattening desserts.

8. Where did Sarah live before moving to New Bern?
(a) Boston.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) New York City.
(d) Washington, D.C.

9. In Chapter 12, what habit does Sarah tell Miles she uses to dry her hair after a shower?
(a) She lets it air dry.
(b) She wraps her head in a towel.
(c) She uses a blow dryer.
(d) She uses a shower camp to prevent her hair getting wet.

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

11. What treat does Sarah provide in Chapter 7 during her first tutoring session with Jonah?
(a) Twinkies.
(b) Cup cakes.
(c) Oreos.
(d) Ice cream.

12. In Chapter 6, what was the first thing that went wrong in Sarah's day?
(a) She learned her ex-husband is re-marrying.
(b) Her car had a flat tire.
(c) Several of her students had colds and coughed on her.
(d) The water heater went out, forcing her to take a cold shower.

13. How old was Jonah the day of his mother's funeral?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

14. 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 did tell Miles, Miles simply was not paying attention.
(c) He does not want Miles to be mad at him.
(d) He thought Miles was too busy to help him.

15. In Chapter 2, why does Sarah say her parents moved to New Bern several years before she did?
(a) Her mother took a new job.
(b) Her mother inhereted a farm.
(c) Her father took a new job.
(d) Her father retired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Miss Harkins give for Harris Presser's arrest and execution?

2. What is the question the unnamed narrator asks as he begins the prologue?

3. In Chapter 9, what does Miles watch after Jonah has gone to bed?

4. To what does the unnamed narrator confess to in Chapter 10?

5. In what year was Jonah born?

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