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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Elliot say when Margot asked if he knew January?
(a) He said yes.
(b) He said he could not remember.
(c) He faltered and then said no.
(d) He said maybe.

2. What does Jace say he threw down the stairs in the basement the night January died?
(a) A bat.
(b) His etch-a-sketch.
(c) A pot.
(d) The cat.

3. What does Krissy know the women who visit her in Chapter Eighteen are going to gossip about?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her own appearance.
(c) The paint on her wall.
(d) The flowers on the table.

4. What is one drug Krissy takes regularly after January dies?
(a) Valium.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Codeine.
(d) Cocaine.

5. In Chapter Twenty, why does Jace say he puts flowers on January's grave?
(a) He feels guilty for not being a better brother.
(b) He thinks his mother would have wanted him to do it.
(c) He thinks her ghost is haunting him.
(d) He always told her he would give her flowers.

6. Where is Margot on her way when Linda calls her to tell her she might have a lead on someone who knows Jace?
(a) The library.
(b) Ringelton.
(c) The hardware store.
(d) Elkhart.

7. What did Krissy see when she went downstairs after hearing a sound the night of January's death?
(a) The fridge was open.
(b) The windows were all open.
(c) The front door was open.
(d) The basement door was open.

8. What does Krissy think of Jace from the moment he is born?
(a) He is a suspicious child.
(b) He is just like any other child.
(c) He is a difficult child.
(d) He is a happy child.

9. What show do Krissy and Billy and Jace end up on?
(a) 60 Minutes.
(b) Nightline.
(c) The Headline with Sandy Watters.
(d) The View.

10. How many children does Jodie have?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

11. What hotel do Krissy and Billy stay at the night January's body is found?
(a) The Glenside Inn.
(b) The Baunlin Inn.
(c) The Hillside Inn.
(d) The Riverton Inn.

12. What news breaks in the end of Chapter Seventeen?
(a) There was a large earthquake in Wakarusa.
(b) There was a terrorist attack in Chicago.
(c) The Pope has died.
(d) Natalie Clark's body was found in the woods.

13. What activity does Krissy try to get Jace interested in?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Football.
(d) Dance.

14. Why does Jace write to Krissy in the first place?
(a) He loves her and wants to see her again.
(b) His girlfriend asked him to do it.
(c) He really wants to reconnect with his father through her.
(d) He is in a program and making amends is part of it.

15. What does Margot hear at the end of Chapter Twenty-Two?
(a) A siren.
(b) Rain.
(c) A commotion from Luke's kitchen.
(d) A gunshot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Margot go in the beginning of Chapter Sixteen?

2. How does Margot cut her cheek in Chapter Twenty-Three?

3. When do people begin abandoning Krissy in Wakarusa?

4. In Chapter Twenty-Three, why does Luke say he is worried about Margot?

5. What does Krissy privately call the women in town of her age?

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