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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) Looked at the mangled school bus
(b) Got drunk
(c) Had a nervous breakdown
(d) Left town

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens when Billy and his family stop at a grocery while on vacation?
(a) They buy Popsicles
(b) They are robbed
(c) They leave Jessica behind
(d) They buy things for a picnic

8. How many children are on the bus when it crashes?
(a) 13
(b) 27
(c) 42
(d) 34

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

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

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

12. Why can the eye witness not able to say what happened in the bus crash?
(a) His mind was preoccupied
(b) He was changing the radio station
(c) He was unwrapping a sandwich
(d) He was talking on his cell phone

13. What can you see when it is snowing and drifting?
(a) Optical illusions
(b) Snow fences
(c) Oasis
(d) Mirage

14. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Risa been waiting for Billy?

2. Bear Otto's parents are _______________ and artists.

3. Who is Dolores' second passenger?

4. What does Billy consider his only companion now?

5. Which of the following did not happen to the bus in the crash?

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