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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. Which of the following did Billy not do on the night his wife went to the hospital for the last time?
(a) Got drunk
(b) Packed all her personal things
(c) Cleaned out her drawers
(d) Cleaned out her closets

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

3. What has happened to Billy's wife?
(a) She is dead
(b) She is studying for her Master's
(c) She is in the hospital
(d) She is living with her mother

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Dolores know Abbott will be when she passes her house?

3. With what has Billy become all too familiar?

4. What ends the affair between Billy and Risa?

5. Dolores always acted __________________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dolores find particularly sad about Billy Ansel?

2. What surprising information does Billy tell Dolores about Nichole's testimony?

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

4. What are Nichole's reactions when she learns that she has a new bedroom?

5. Why is Billy a ghost in his own house?

6. From whose perspective is Chapter 3 written?

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

8. Who is Bear Otto?

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

10. Why is Billy not able to say what happened before the accident even though he was the only eye witness?

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