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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, what does Miles think Missy's reaction to Jonah's troubles would have been?
(a) She would have blamed the teacher.
(b) She would have had them under control before they even happened.
(c) She would have punished Jonah.
(d) She would have bought Jonah a dozen tutors.

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

4. In Chapter 5, what does Miles think is the difference between his attraction to Missy and his attraction to Sarah?
(a) With Missy, it was always changing, always new.
(b) With Sarah, it is less immediate.
(c) With Sarah, it is new and unfamiliar.
(d) With Missy, it was more intense.

5. Who escorted Missy Ryan's funeral hearse to the cemetery?
(a) Miles only.
(b) Every sheriff and police officer in the county.
(c) The fire department.
(d) Military vehicles.

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

7. 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) Jonah.
(c) His obligations to his in-laws.
(d) The small town atmosphere and lack of single women.

8. In Chapter 2, what does Sarah think New Bern is perfect for doing?
(a) Starting life over after a divorce.
(b) Writing a historical novel.
(c) Raising children.
(d) Finding romance.

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

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

11. Who is Charlie Curtis?
(a) Principal of New Bern Elementary.
(b) Sheriff, Miles's boss, and Miles' friend.
(c) One of Sarah's students.
(d) Sarah's ex-husband.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Caleb Bradham?

2. What did Miles do the night Missy died instead of blowing the cut grass off the sidewalk as she had asked?

3. From where does Miles hear gunfire?

4. How old was Missy Ryan when she was killed?

5. In Chapter 3, what assumptions did Sarah make about Miles that she found to be incorrect at their first meeting?

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