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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dolores do when she passes her house?
(a) Pulls over for a few minutes
(b) Slows down
(c) Checks her mail
(d) Blows the horn

2. Who does most of the maintenance on Dolores' bus?
(a) Sam
(b) Dolores
(c) Max
(d) Abbott

3. What does Mitchell Stephens want to talk to Billy about?
(a) A lawsuit
(b) Cremation
(c) Taxes
(d) Funeral flowers

4. Which of the following did Billy not do on the night his wife went to the hospital for the last time?
(a) Got drunk
(b) Packed all her personal things
(c) Cleaned out her drawers
(d) Cleaned out her closets

5. How long ago did Billy's wife die?
(a) 14 months
(b) 4 months
(c) 4 years
(d) 7 years

6. Who is Abbot Driscoll?
(a) Dolores' father-in-law
(b) Dolores' brother-in-law
(c) Dolores' husband
(d) Dolores' son

7. Who was Billy Ansel thinking of as he followed the school bus that fateful morning?
(a) His twins
(b) Dolores Driscoll
(c) Risa Walker
(d) His dead wife

8. In what city does Dolores live?
(a) Sam Dent
(b) Sam Houston
(c) Sam Spade
(d) Sam Adams

9. What does Dolores wonder about the dog that runs in front of the bus?
(a) Was it real?
(b) Did it have its shots?
(c) Was it a stray?
(d) Was it lost?

10. What has happened to Billy's wife?
(a) She is dead
(b) She is studying for her Master's
(c) She is living with her mother
(d) She is in the hospital

11. For what is the area in #30 known?
(a) Poor side of town
(b) Historic district
(c) Upscale neighborhood
(d) Growing area

12. Bear Otto's parents are _______________ and artists.
(a) Ex-hippies
(b) Sculptors
(c) Poets
(d) Writers

13. What is notorious about the children in #14?
(a) They are very polite
(b) They bring donuts for Dolores
(c) They are always late
(d) They pack their lunches

14. What are the names of the Ansel twins?
(a) Jessica and Mason
(b) Jessica and Jason
(c) Maddie and Mason
(d) Maggie and Mason

15. How many sons does Dolores have?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dolores' second passenger?

2. How did Billy's wife die?

3. Who is the first narrator to tell the story?

4. What does Dolores need to do before her afternoon school run?

5. In what war did Billy serve?

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