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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) Cheap wine.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Rum.
(d) Bourbon.

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

3. What does Brian bring to Missy's grave each time he visits?
(a) A wreath.
(b) A picture of Jonah.
(c) A barbecue dinner.
(d) Flowers.

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

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

6. In Chapter 19, who tries to stop Miles from leaving the sheriff's office?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Sims.

7. Charlie learns that Earl has made what claims against the prison system?
(a) They are at fault for his injury.
(b) They are holding him without benefit of trial.
(c) They have failed to treat his health problems.
(d) They have treated him unfairly.

8. In Chapter 32, what is the first thing about Brian's story that makes Miles realize what Brian is telling him?
(a) His mention of the dog.
(b) His description of Missy's clothing.
(c) His mention of Rhett's Barbecue.
(d) His description of the winding curves of Madame Moore's Lane.

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

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

11. In Chapter 31, to whose house does Charlie go on Sunday rather than to church?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Miles.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Brian.

12. What kind of car was the unnamed narrator driving the night of Missy's death?
(a) Ford Mustang.
(b) Cadillac Coup de Ville.
(c) Pontiac Bonneville.
(d) Lincoln Towncar.

13. In Chapter 18, how much damage did the narrator find to the front of his car after the accident?
(a) A broken headlight.
(b) A broken grill.
(c) None.
(d) A dent in the hood.

14. In Chapter 36, what does Brian momentarily think Miles intends to do to him?
(a) Bury him.
(b) Kill him.
(c) Beat him up.
(d) Arrest him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What one question does Sarah ask Brian before taking him to tell Miles the truth?

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

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

4. In Chapter 20, what was Otis' alibi two years ago for the night of Missy's death?

5. In Chapter 16, what does the unnamed narrator say his destination was the night of Missy's death?

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