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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 34, who takes Brian to the hospital?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Charlie.
(d) Miles.
2. Who is Harvey Tillman?
(a) The D.A.
(b) Hailey Prison warden.
(c) The Timson family lawyer.
(d) Brenda's uncle.
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) Why he ran.
(c) Why he hit Missy.
(d) Whether or not he was sleeping behind the wheel.
4. What does the narrator say Missy was wearing on the day he hit her?
(a) Blue shorts and a white shirt.
(b) Blue shorts and a green shirt.
(c) White sweats and a blue shirt.
(d) White sweats and a green shirt.
5. In Chapter 21, what does the narrator talk about hearing two weeks after Missy's funeral?
(a) A dog barking.
(b) A rumor about the hit and run.
(c) A wild hog.
(d) A bird.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 32, for what reason does Sarah decide Miles should know the truth about Missy's death?
2. In Chapter 31, what one reason does Sarah remind Miles of to keep him from killing Otis?
3. Who is Thurman Jones?
4. What angers Sarah most about Brian's confession?
5. In Chapter 35, what question tortures Miles most about Brian's confession?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 27, whom does Sarah turn to for advice about Miles? What is Sarah most concerned about in regards to Miles?
2. What story does Sims tell Miles that makes Miles rush out of the sheriff's office without first speaking to Charlie?
3. Why does Miles not file a report on Sims Addison before his shift is over? How does Sims use this to his advantage?
4. In Chapter 24, what is Miles doing when Jonah comes home from school? What does he tell Sarah when she later comes to the house?
5. Who calls Charlie with information about Miles? What does Charlie do as a result of these phone calls?
6. In Chapter 29, why does Brian suddenly feel it is important to tell Sarah to make Miles back off of Otis Timson? What does Brian reveal to the reader in this chapter?
7. Why does Sims Addison claim in Chapter 17 that he never wants to return to jail?
8. What does Charlie imply he knows about Brian Andrews? How does Miles respond?
9. What detail of Brian's story finally gets through to Miles and makes him realize that it was only an accident?
10. Why does the unnamed narrator begin to spy on Jonah and Miles? What does he hope to see?
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