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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Billy do the night before his children's funeral?
(a) Left town
(b) Looked at the mangled school bus
(c) Got drunk
(d) Had a nervous breakdown

2. Billy has begun to _____________ death.
(a) Anticipate
(b) Embrace
(c) Expect
(d) Avoid

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

4. What is the name of Risa's husband?
(a) Wendell
(b) Wyatt
(c) Wayne
(d) Walker

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

6. What is notable about the child in #18?
(a) He has a ponytail
(b) He is adopted
(c) He is left-handed
(d) He is paralyzed

7. What is the temperature on the morning when Dolores starts her story?
(a) 44
(b) 13
(c) 17 below
(d) 30 below

8. Who is the first narrator to tell the story?
(a) Debbie Dent
(b) DeDe Diamond
(c) Dodie Duchamps
(d) Dolores Driscoll

9. Most people in town say that __________________________.
(a) Dolores Driscoll was drunk
(b) Dolores' bus was run off the road by bikers
(c) They knew something like this wold happen someday
(d) Dolores had a heart attack

10. Who is the Ansel twins' father?
(a) Bobby
(b) Brian
(c) Billy
(d) Bo

11. Which of the following is not one of Risa's problems?
(a) Collapsed marriage
(b) Death of a child
(c) Alcohol abuse
(d) Financial problems

12. What does Billy look at when he moves about his house?
(a) Fingerprints on the tables
(b) Cracks in the walls
(c) His reflection in the windows
(d) Pictures of his dead wife

13. Dolores last stop is in the area of town called ___________________.
(a) Willamere Estates
(b) Wilmot Flats
(c) Willard Place
(d) Williams Landing

14. What does Billy consider himself to be in the house?
(a) Visitor
(b) Child
(c) Intruder
(d) Ghost

15. Where does Dolores know Abbott will be when she passes her house?
(a) Sitting in his wheelchair
(b) Getting ready for work
(c) Weeding the garden
(d) Shoveling the drive

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Abbot Driscoll?

2. How long has Dolores lived in this town?

3. Which of the following did Billy not do on the night his wife went to the hospital for the last time?

4. Why can the eye witness not able to say what happened in the bus crash?

5. Who does most of the maintenance on Dolores' bus?

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