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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, where does Miles tell Sarah his father went after his mother's death?
(a) Into rehab.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Into a seminary.
(d) Into a nursing home.

2. How old was Missy Ryan when she was killed?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Twenty-nine.

3. How long does Sarah say her parents have been married?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Fifty years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Thirty-five years.

4. What name does Sarah give to Otis Timson as her own?
(a) Sondra.
(b) Sherri.
(c) Susan.
(d) Sylvia.

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

6. What game do Sarah and Miles play that Sarah proves to be surprisingly good at?
(a) Air Hockey.
(b) Foosball.
(c) Pool.
(d) Poker.

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

8. What is the point of view used in the majority of this novel?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) First person.
(d) Authoria voice.

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

10. In Chapter 2, what does Miles learn Otis Timson is claiming against him?
(a) False arrest.
(b) Harrassment.
(c) Lying in the police report.
(d) Police brutality.

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

12. In Chapter 14, how did Miles and Sarah spend Halloween?
(a) On vacation in Nag's Head.
(b) A a school party.
(c) At the beach and then trick-or-treating with Jonah.
(d) At a church carnival.

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

14. What is causing the unnamed narrator to have trouble sleeping in the prologue?
(a) Thoughts of fate.
(b) A bad back.
(c) Thoughts of deceased family members.
(d) His wife's snoring.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the point of view of the prologue of this novel?

3. In Chapter 5, what item does Miles say someone placed over Missy's body in the moments after the accident?

4. In Chapter 1, what does Miles realize he is tired of?

5. What pose do the two boys inside the abandoned house take as they make there way out to Miles?

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