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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Dolores lived in this town?

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

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

4. With whom has Billy Ansel been having an affair?

5. How does Billy deal with his grief?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dolores' job and how long has she been doing it?

2. What was Billy's personal situation at the time he met Risa?

3. What does Dolores mean when she says that she always acted as if things were real?

4. Describe how Dolores takes great care in her job as bus driver.

5. What brought Mitchell Stephenson to the town of Sam Dent?

6. Why is Nichole Burnell so important to Mitchell and his case?

7. Who are the first people to agree to having Mitchell represent them in a lawsuit regarding the accident?

8. What can Billy relate about what happened after the accident.

9. Describe Nichole's feelings upon returning home after being hospitalized for so long.

10. What is Nichole's opinion of a lawsuit her parents want to pursue?

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