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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 35, who was babysitting Jonah throughout Miles' whole ordeal with Brian?
(a) Mrs. Knowlson.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Brenda.
(d) Sarah.

2. What angers Sarah most about Brian's confession?
(a) He did not tell her the truth from the beginning.
(b) He chose to tell her after she met Miles.
(c) He hid the truth and ran.
(d) He could do such a thing in the first place.

3. In Chapter 26, what happens to Jonah in the middle of the night?
(a) He begins running a fever.
(b) He creis out for Sarah.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He has his first nightmare in weeks.

4. In Chapter 17, why does Charlie call Miles in to work early?
(a) There was an accident on the highway.
(b) He needs him to do extra paperwork.
(c) Sims wants to speak to him.
(d) A suspect in a local crime was located.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who/what keeps Miles from committing murder?

2. What does Miles pull out of hiding and begin to study?

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

4. What is the first thing Charlie notices as being wrong with Sims' story?

5. What does Miles do with Sims after Sims is finished telling his story?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20, where does Miles go after Charlie sends him home? What does he notice there?

2. In Chapter 31, how does Miles react when Charlie comes to speak to him? What does Charlie want from Miles?

3. Why does Sims Addison claim in Chapter 17 that he never wants to return to jail?

4. In Chapter 27, whom does Sarah turn to for advice about Miles? What is Sarah most concerned about in regards to Miles?

5. Why does Miles not arrest Brian when he sees him at Missy's grave?

6. Despite a reluctance to return to jail, what is Sims Addison doing in Chapter 17 when Miles pulls him over?

7. In Chapter 16, what does the unnamed narrator say he did when he saw Missy up ahead of him on the road?

8. In Chapter 26, what does Charlie do when Miles reports for work first thing in the morning?

9. How does Charlie react when he learns that Miles arrested Otis Timson?

10. Who calls Charlie with information about Miles? What does Charlie do as a result of these phone calls?

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