2. What does Sarah give to Jonah to make up for the lack of children to play with at Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) A video game.
(b) A coloring book.
(c) Matchbox cars.
(d) Pokemon cards.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 1, what one reason does Miles realize is stopping him from moving on with his life since Missy's death?
(a) Missy's death is still an unsolved case.
(b) The small town atmosphere and lack of single women.
(c) Jonah.
(d) His obligations to his in-laws.

7. 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 father retired.
(c) Her mother inhereted a farm.
(d) Her father took a new job.

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

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

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

11. What is the question the unnamed narrator asks as he begins the prologue?
(a) What is the definition of beginning?
(b) How do you begin a story?
(c) Does a story begin with tragedy?
(d) Where does a story begin?

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

13. For what reason does Miss Harkins say Harris Presser did not join the Confederate army during the Civil War?
(a) He had a deformed foot.
(b) He no money for the required uniform.
(c) He was an only son and his parents asked him not to.
(d) He was deaf.

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

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