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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. In Chapter 4, what is the unnamed narrator looking at on his desk as he writes this section of his story?
(a) Crime scene photos.
(b) A diary.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Old newspaper clippings.

2. In Chapter 4, what does the unnamed narrator say people expected initially in the investigation of Missy's death?
(a) It would turn out to be a drunk driver.
(b) That an out-of-towner did it.
(c) The responsible party would be found quickly.
(d) That Miles would be arrested quickly.

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

4. In Chapter 5, what item does Miles say someone placed over Missy's body in the moments after the accident?
(a) A jacket.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A sheet.
(d) A burlap sack.

5. In what year was Jonah born?
(a) 1971.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1991.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game do Sarah and Miles play that Sarah proves to be surprisingly good at?

2. Who is Caleb Bradham?

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

4. In Chapter 6, what was the first thing that went wrong in Sarah's day?

5. In Chapter 1, what reason does Jonah give Miles for not telling him about the trouble he was having in class?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miles deal with Jonah's many nightmares?

2. How do Sarah's parents react to meeting Miles and Jonah for the first time? What is Brian's reaction to Miles and Jonah?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Miles tell Sarah about Missy? How does Sarah respond?

4. In Chapter 1, what did Miles find in Jonah's backpack? What does Jonah have to say about it?

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

6. What did Miles do the day Missy died rather than stay home and care for the lawn as she asked? What were the last words he said to her that day?

7. What makes Miles suddenly realize he might like to ask Sarah to marry him one day?

8. In Chapter 13, how does Miles react when Sarah tells him she cannot have children?

9. What caused the demise of Sarah's marriage? How does she feel about this?

10. In Chapter 2, for what reason does Sarah think that Jonah has become so far behind in his class work? What does she think of that?

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