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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Sims' drink of choice?
(a) Bourbon.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Rum.
(d) Cheap wine.

2. What one question does Sarah ask Brian before taking him to tell Miles the truth?
(a) Are you ready to die?
(b) Are you ready to go to jail?
(c) Was it an accident?
(d) Are you telling the truth?

3. How does Sarah react to Brian's admission to having been the one to kill Missy?
(a) With relief.
(b) With happiness.
(c) With outrage.
(d) With shock and anger.

4. In Chapter 26, why does Jonah tell Miles he does not like the case file on Missy's accident?
(a) Because he misses his mother.
(b) They make Miles sad.
(c) They have pictures of sad things.
(d) They make Miles forget about him.

5. In Chapter 23, how long after Missy's death does the narrator say he began watching Miles and Jonah at home?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Six hours.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six days.

6. Whom does Miles accuse of screwing up the investigation into Missy's death?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Everyone but himself.
(c) The D.A.
(d) The highway patrol.

7. Where does Miles go after leaving the sheriff's office?
(a) Brian's apartment.
(b) Jonah's school.
(c) Timson compound.
(d) Sarah's apartment.

8. In Chapter 20, who confronts Miles the moment he returns to the sheriff's office?
(a) Mark.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Charlie.

9. What angers Sarah most about Brian's confession?
(a) He chose to tell her after she met Miles.
(b) He hid the truth and ran.
(c) He did not tell her the truth from the beginning.
(d) He could do such a thing in the first place.

10. Who repeatedly calls to speak to Charlie after Otis Timson is arrested?
(a) Otis' grandmother.
(b) Clyde Timson.
(c) Sarah.
(d) The D.A.

11. In Chapter 22, who meets Charlie at the gates of Hailey State Prison?
(a) The warden.
(b) Earl's attorney.
(c) A guard.
(d) Earl's parole officer.

12. In Chapter 19, who confronts Miles when he reaches his destination?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Clyde Timson.
(d) Brenda.

13. In Chapter 17, why does Charlie call Miles in to work early?
(a) A suspect in a local crime was located.
(b) There was an accident on the highway.
(c) He needs him to do extra paperwork.
(d) Sims wants to speak to him.

14. In Chapter 35, what question tortures Miles most about Brian's confession?
(a) Did she suffer?
(b) What now?
(c) Why?
(d) Does it matter?

15. What does the narrator say was his first reaction to hitting Missy?
(a) He ran away.
(b) He called the police.
(c) He ran into a fence.
(d) He screamed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the epilogue, what career does Brian reveal that he has chosen?

2. Why does the narrator believe Miles has stopped looking at the case file on Missy's case after a year?

3. In Chapter 24, how does Sarah try to distract Miles from the accusations against Otis Timson?

4. In Chapter 20, what does Charlie tell Miles to do for the rest of the day?

5. Why does Miles tell Sarah he can no longer see her?

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