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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury does Brian suffer in the accident with Miles?

2. Who is Earl Getlin?

3. What fascinates the narrator about what Miles is watching on television the last time he goes to watch him through the windows?

4. What was Sims' drink of choice?

5. What does the narrator claim caused Missy to jump into the road in front of his car?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie imply he knows about Brian Andrews? How does Miles respond?

2. What detail of Brian's story finally gets through to Miles and makes him realize that it was only an accident?

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

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

5. How does Miles react to Jonah's questions about his mother when he finds Miles watching home videos?

6. In Chapter 28, why does the unnamed narrator say he finally felt as though he could stop watching the Ryan home? Why is this?

7. Why does the unnamed narrator begin to spy on Jonah and Miles? What does he hope to see?

8. In Chapter 22, after visiting Earl Getlin, what conclusion does Charlie come to about Sims' statements?

9. In Chapter 20, where does Charlie decide to go in order to try to help Miles out of the mess he has created for himself?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Sarah Andrews? Why does the author immediately introduce her divorce and the cause for it? What impact might such a situation have on a future relationship for Sarah? Does this situation impact Sarah's ability to be a romantic partner, to be a mother? What does Sarah think of Jonah Ryan? Why is Sarah concerned about him? Is what happened to Jonah a common occurrence? Why does Sarah think the previous teachers did Jonah a disservice? Did they? What does Sarah's opinion of Jonah and his situation say about Sarah as a teacher? About Sarah as a person?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Sarah invite Miles and Jonah to have Thanksgiving with her family? What do Sarah's parents think of Miles and Jonah? What is Sarah's relationship like with Brian, her brother? How does Brian react to meeting Miles and Jonah? What explanation does the reader infer from this reaction? Later, what makes Miles think he might like to marry Sarah someday? How does this realization make Miles feel about Missy? What impact might this have on Jonah? Is Sarah aware of the depth of Miles' feelings? How does the reader know this?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Miles arrest Otis Timson? Should Miles have arrested Otis on charges of killing Missy? Should Miles have handled the situation differently? Why did Miles hold a gun to Otis' head? What charges could Miles face for doing such a thing? Was Miles acting inappropriately? What does it say about Miles that he did not kill Otis when given the chance? Why did Miles not tell Charlie immediately what was going on? What might have happened differently if Miles had gone to Charlie first?

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