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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 does the narrator say Missy was wearing on the day he hit her?
2. In Chapter 22, who meets Charlie at the gates of Hailey State Prison?
3. What reason does the narrator give for leaving the scene of the crime?
4. What injury does Brian suffer in the accident with Miles?
5. What image does the narrator say haunted him in the weeks after Missy's death?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 20, where does Miles go after Charlie sends him home? What does he notice there?
2. In Chapter 27, whom does Sarah turn to for advice about Miles? What is Sarah most concerned about in regards to Miles?
3. In Chapter 22, after visiting Earl Getlin, what conclusion does Charlie come to about Sims' statements?
4. In Chapter 16, what does the unnamed narrator say he did when he saw Missy up ahead of him on the road?
5. What does Miles do during the arrest of Otis Timson that could come back to haunt him later?
6. Why does the unnamed narrator begin to spy on Jonah and Miles? What does he hope to see?
7. In Chapter 27, why does Miles lash out at Sarah?
8. Who calls Charlie with information about Miles? What does Charlie do as a result of these phone calls?
9. Why does Miles not file a report on Sims Addison before his shift is over? How does Sims use this to his advantage?
10. How does Miles react to Jonah's questions about his mother when he finds Miles watching home videos?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following themes in an essay:
1) Love.
2) Family.
3) Grief.
4) Moving On.
Essay Topic 2
How do Miles and Sarah meet the first time? What are their impressions of one another? How can the reader tell how Miles feels about Sarah? How can the reader see how Sarah feels about Miles? Why does it take so long for Miles to ask Sarah out? What experience does Miles have in this area? How does Sarah react when Miles finally attempts to ask her out? What does this say about Sarah? Why does Miles feel the need to explain what dating means to Jonah? What impact might a new romantic relationship for Miles mean for Jonah? Does Jonah's age impact this any? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Charlie refuse to allow Miles to work on the investigation into Otis Timson's role in Missy's death? Why does the district attorney threaten to have Miles arrested? Why does Charlie defend Miles even if he thinks Miles did something wrong? Why does Charlie agree to look into Sims Addison's allegations? What does he learn? Why does Charlie become concerned that Miles might hurt Otis Timson? Who is among those who call Charlie to warn him about Miles' behavior? Why?
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