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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. What is the name of the toddler who Mike finds in the road?
(a) Kyra.
(b) Kie.
(c) Kara.
(d) Karla.

2. What is the nickname of the moose head over the fireplace at Sara Laughs?
(a) Bonner.
(b) Bruiser.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Bunter.

3. How much is Mike worth at this point in his life?
(a) $1 million.
(b) $ 35 million.
(c) $750,000.
(d) $5 million.

4. What is the TR that Mike refers to in the book?
(a) Travel Route.
(b) TR-90.
(c) Train Ride.
(d) Tech-Rite.

5. What is Mike's getaway house in Maine?
(a) Sara Smiles.
(b) Sara Frowns.
(c) Sara Laughs.
(d) Sara Squints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mike's profession?

2. Who is the caretaker of the Sara Laughs cottage?

3. In what town does Mike live?

4. What type of flowers does Mike see in his dream and also in a photo taken by Bill Dean?

5. What story does Mike read to Kyra?

Short Essay Questions

1. Had Johanna told anyone else about her pregnancy?

2. Who is Bill Dean and what role does he serve in Mike's life?

3. What is Max Devore's purpose for calling Mike at home on the Fourth of July?

4. Who is the protagonist of the story and what tragedy befalls his wife very early in the story?

5. What does Mike hope to capture on the dictaphone and what sound is actually recorded?

6. Why does Mike think that there must not be a connection between Mattie and Max Devore, a wealthy man in the area?

7. When do Mike's nightmares begin?

8. What does Mike send his editor who pushes for the completion of his fourth book?

9. Where does Mike go on his first vacation without Jo and what realization does he come to there?

10. When does Mike begin to notice something odd about the magnets on the refrigerator door?

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