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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 7, how much longer does Sarah tell Miles she will continue to tutor Jonah?
(a) At least a month.
(b) A week.
(c) Till the end of the semester.
(d) The rest of the year.

2. What do the boys initially tell Miles they were hunting in the abandoned house?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Owls.
(d) Rats.

3. How long does Sarah say her parents have been married?
(a) Thirty-five years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) Forty years.

4. With whom does Sarah go shopping in Chapter 6?
(a) Her friend, Brenda.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

5. What was the weather like the day of Missy Ryan's funeral?
(a) Hot.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Clear.
(d) Snowy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Miles Ryan as the book begins?

2. What is the point of view of the prologue of this novel?

3. Why does Miles say he does not like Sarah's ex-husband?

4. What one concern does Charlie have about Miles' relationship with Sarah?

5. What does Jonah sleep with every night that Missy gave him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Sarah give for inviting Miles and Jonah to her family home for Thanksgiving dinner?

2. In Chapter 7, why does Miles suddenly feel pressured to ask Sarah out? Why does he not do it?

3. How does Miles react when Charlie tells him that Otis Timson would be released from jail that day? For what reason?

4. How did Miles come to have a case file on the death of his wife? What does he do with it?

5. What are the two boys hunting in an abandoned house when Miles catches them in chapter 7? What does he do?

6. Whom does Sarah run into as she waits for Miles to get their drinks at the Tavern? What is her initial impression of him?

7. Why does Sarah show up at Jonah's soccer game one Saturday at the end of Chapter 7? How does Miles react?

8. Why does Sarah tell Miles in Chapter 3 that she does not usually tutor students herself but will make an exception in this case?

9. Why does the unnamed narrator tell the reader he went to Missy's funeral?

10. Why does Miles think he is not the type of man who can be alone? What is it Miles misses most about being married?

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