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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eden invite Andy to do one summer day when he was off from work?
(a) Walk to the library.
(b) Go to the movies.
(c) Go to the pond to swim.
(d) Take a bike ride.

2. What did Andrew first notice about Martha when he met her?
(a) Her happiness.
(b) How tall she was.
(c) Her anger.
(d) Her long blond hair.

3. Where did Andy get his first job?
(a) Dairy.
(b) A&W.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Grocery store.

4. What does Eden remember about Andrew's hair the summer before he left for college?
(a) It was starting to grey.
(b) It was bleached blond from the sun.
(c) He was growing it long.
(d) He shaved it off.

5. Who calls Eden "a real knock-out."
(a) Andrew.
(b) Andy's dad.
(c) T.J.
(d) Sean.

6. What kind of job does Andrew have?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Pilot.
(c) Realtor.
(d) Advertising for a pharmaceutical company.

7. What did Jim always have in his pocket for young Andy?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Pen.
(c) Gum.
(d) Candy.

8. Who was Eden's boyfriend in the Spring before the shooting?
(a) Sean.
(b) T.J.
(c) David.
(d) Andy

9. Who shielded Andrew from seeing Jim Close's body being brought to the ambulance?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) The ambulance driver.
(d) A policeman.

10. What kind of house does Andrew's ex-wife live in?
(a) Rustic.
(b) Victorian.
(c) Cottage.
(d) Modern.

11. Which character dressed in a red smock when Eden and Andrew were young?
(a) Edith.
(b) Andrew's mother.
(c) T.J.s mother.
(d) Eden.

12. How old was Eden when she briefly became a tomboy?
(a) Eleven years old.
(b) Nine years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Seven years old.

13. What does Andrew offer to do at Edith's house?
(a) Haul out the garbage.
(b) Paint the kitchen.
(c) Build a shed.
(d) Fix the porch steps.

14. How far apart are Andrew and his neighbor's house?
(a) Two thousand feet.
(b) Less than seventy feet.
(c) Five hundred feet.
(d) Two miles.

15. How was Sean killed?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Got hit by a car.
(c) Airplane crash.
(d) Drowned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrew say about "how quiet it is" at his parents' home in the country?

2. What is the weather like in Chapter 1 when Andrew is trying to sleep and awakens from a dream about his childhood?

3. What was the baby in when she was left at the Closes' home?

4. What were Eden and Andy eating the night Eden said "Edith doesn't like me."

5. What was Sean arrested for in the summer before the shooting?

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