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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. In Chapter 26, Miles decides he needs to see ___________after leaving the sheriff's office.

2. In Chapter 32, Sarah meets Brian on Monday morning at the __________.

3. What does Jonah tell Miles he dreamed about?

4. In Chapter 29, what does Brian want to know if Sarah did when he first arrives at her apartment?

5. In Chapter 32, what does Sarah say Miles does not care about?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 27, why does Miles lash out at Sarah?

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

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

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

5. How does Sarah react to the revelation that Brian killed Missy Ryan?

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

7. 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?

8. What story does Sims tell Miles that makes Miles rush out of the sheriff's office without first speaking to Charlie?

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

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

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

Discuss one of the following themes in an essay:

1) Love.

2) Family.

3) Grief.

4) Moving On.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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