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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many children from the family in #14 get on the bus?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 6

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

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

5. With whom has Billy Ansel been having an affair?
(a) Susan MacKenzie
(b) Dolores Driscoll
(c) Maddie Evans
(d) Risa Walker

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

7. What did Billy and Lydia do while on vacation?
(a) Smoke pot
(b) Snorkeled
(c) Painted
(d) Get drunk

8. With what has Billy become all too familiar?
(a) Taxes
(b) Death
(c) Child care
(d) Alcohol

9. What does Dolores do when she sees the dog?
(a) Veers left
(b) Backs up
(c) Veers right
(d) Runs over it

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

11. Where is Dolores' bus kept?
(a) Truck stop
(b) Barn
(c) City garage
(d) School lot

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

13. What is Billy's wife's name?
(a) Laurie
(b) Lydia
(c) Lynda
(d) Louann

14. In what war did Billy serve?
(a) World War I
(b) World War II
(c) Korean War
(d) Vietnam

15. What does Dolores take pride in?
(a) Her curly hair
(b) Her education
(c) Her spotless driving record
(d) Her garden

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the things consuming Billy when he begins an affair with Risa?

2. Which family is Dolores' first stop on her route?

3. Who is the Ansel twins' father?

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

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

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