The Sweet Hereafter Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Sweet Hereafter Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 114 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following did not happen to the bus in the crash?
(a) Swerved off the road
(b) Slid into icy water
(c) Caught on fire
(d) Went over an embankment

4. Dolores always preferred to err ________________________.
(a) On her own terms
(b) Only once
(c) On the side of the angels
(d) And be forgiven

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

6. What ends the affair between Billy and Risa?
(a) They just get tired of each other
(b) Billy meets someone new
(c) She reconciles with her husband
(d) The school bus crash

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

8. Dolores always acted __________________________.
(a) As if things were real
(b) Impulsively
(c) Sporadically
(d) Crazy

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

10. Where had Risa been waiting for Billy?
(a) An abandoned shack
(b) The Howard Johnson's coffee shop
(c) Her house
(d) Room 11 of the motel

11. Every morning, the Ansel twins' father ______________________________.
(a) Goes to church
(b) Goes back to bed
(c) Follows the bus and waves to his daughters
(d) Goes to the gym

12. Where is Mitchell Stephens from?
(a) Boston
(b) New York City
(c) Albany
(d) Philadelphia

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

14. The story is told from the perspective of how many narrators?
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 4
(d) 3

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Billy's wife's name?

2. What does Dolores take pride in?

3. How does Billy deal with his grief?

4. What runs out of the area in #30 and frightens Dolores?

5. In what state does Dolores live?

(see the answer keys)

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