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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What part of the story does Miles seem to think Brian is lying about?
(a) Why he was on the road that night.
(b) Whether or not he was sleeping behind the wheel.
(c) Why he hit Missy.
(d) Why he ran.

4. In Chapter 24, who is waiting outside for Charlie when he returns to the sheriff's office?
(a) The D.A.
(b) Madge, the secretary.
(c) Brenda.
(d) Clyde Timson.

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

6. Why did the narrator cover Missy with a blanket?
(a) To cover his crime.
(b) To keep her warm.
(c) To keep others from seeing her as he had.
(d) To hide her from passersby.

7. 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.

8. In Chapter 37, what does Charlie imply he knows about Brian and Miles?
(a) Brian is Missy's killer and Miles let him go.
(b) Brian is the cause of Miles' split with Sarah.
(c) Brian is Miles' new best friend.
(d) Brian is Jonah's real father.

9. Does Earl corroborate Sims Addison's story about Otis Timson confessing to killing Missy Ryan?
(a) He refuses to speak.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Partially.

10. In Chapter 28, what does the narrator say has become his weekly habit since Missy's death?
(a) Watching Miles and Jonah.
(b) Making confession at church.
(c) Donating his time to a suicide hotline.
(d) Visiting her grave and bringing flowers.

11. In Chapter 21, what does the narrator talk about hearing two weeks after Missy's funeral?
(a) A rumor about the hit and run.
(b) A bird.
(c) A dog barking.
(d) A wild hog.

12. In Chapter 17, the author compare Sims Addison to what animal?
(a) A rat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A bird.

13. In Chapter 35, who was babysitting Jonah throughout Miles' whole ordeal with Brian?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Mrs. Knowlson.
(d) Maureen.

14. What is the first thing Charlie notices as being wrong with Sims' story?
(a) He is not a good witness.
(b) He is a drunk.
(c) He did not come forward sooner.
(d) He is a known liar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What angers Sarah most about Brian's confession?

2. What injury does Brian suffer in the accident with Miles?

3. In Chapter 22, Charlie learns that Earl claims __________set him up for his current conviction.

4. In Chapter 31, to whose house does Charlie go on Sunday rather than to church?

5. How does Sarah react to Brian's description of the actual accident?

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