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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 Ben see around the scene of the crash?

2. Whose funeral do the Wilf's attend after the car accident?

3. Why is Ben unsettled after delivering Waldo in Part III?

4. In Part IV, what does Ben say about Theo's and Sarah's choice not to tell him Mimi was missing immediately?

5. What does Alice tell Shenkman in the car looking for Waldo in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. In 2014, what doe Theo especially love?

2. Who calls Shenkman to tell him where Waldo is?

3. What does Mimi think about Ben's temperament?

4. When does Ben get the angriest he has been in his life?

5. What is the legend around the tree in the Wilf's front yard?

6. What does Alice do after Waldo runs away?

7. Why do Sarah and Ben decide not to wake Ben when they find out Mimi is missing?

8. What does Ben later learn about his decision to move Misty Zimmerman out of the car?

9. How does Mimi die?

10. What does Ben realize fairly soon after the car accident in 1985?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Sarah's decisions the night of the accident affect her life path for decades following it? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What conclusions does Shapiro seem to have her characters draw about the implications of secrets and avoidance by the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

When and how does Sarah begin to come to terms with her feelings about the car accident, and what changes does she make that affect her life going forward from that point? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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