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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the narrator see Miles fail to do with Jonah while he is watching them after Missy's death?
(a) Care for his hygiene.
(b) Speak to him.
(c) Make him go to bed.
(d) Comfort him.

4. Who is Thurman Jones?
(a) The Timson family lawyer.
(b) Hailey Prison warden.
(c) Charlie's cousin.
(d) The D.A.

5. In Chapter 31, what does Miles tell Sarah that Charlie took from him?
(a) The case file.
(b) His car.
(c) His job.
(d) His badge.

6. What decision does Charlie make about Miles' job?
(a) He places him on suspension.
(b) He decides to allow Miles to continue working.
(c) He demotes Miles to a desk job.
(d) He fires him.

7. In Chapter 33, what part of Brian's story does Miles focus on the most?
(a) His description of Missy's clothing.
(b) His intended destination.
(c) His decision to leave the scene.
(d) The dog.

8. How does Sarah react to Brian's description of the actual accident?
(a) With shock.
(b) With understanding.
(c) With fascination.
(d) With boredom.

9. What image does the narrator say haunted him in the weeks after Missy's death?
(a) The sight of the dog.
(b) The sight of her twisted limbs.
(c) The sight of her face.
(d) The sight of his car.

10. What does the D.A. tell Charlie will be a deciding factor in whether or not he files charges against Miles for police brutality?
(a) If Miles refuses to drop charges against Otis.
(b) If Miles causes any more trouble.
(c) If Miles hurts another prisoner.
(d) If Miles is not fired from his job.

11. Who pulls Sims Addison over after a night of drinking?
(a) Mark.
(b) Miles.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Earl.

12. In Chapter 34, who takes Brian to the hospital?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Miles.
(d) Brenda.

13. In Chapter 34, whose fault was the accident between Miles and Wiggins?
(a) Brian.
(b) Wiggins.
(c) No one.
(d) Miles.

14. What does Miles pull out of hiding and begin to study?
(a) Old arrest records on Otis.
(b) Pictures of Missy.
(c) His case file in Missy's death.
(d) Old newspaper clippings about Missy's death.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 20, who confronts Miles the moment he returns to the sheriff's office?

3. In Chapter 35, who was babysitting Jonah throughout Miles' whole ordeal with Brian?

4. In Chapter 24, where does Jonah spend the evening after Otis' arrest?

5. In Chapter 26, what happens to Jonah in the middle of the night?

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