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

2. What does Billy consider his only companion now?
(a) Scotch
(b) Cigarettes
(c) Pizza
(d) Late night TV

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

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

5. Billy knew that it was not just his wife who died but _________________________.
(a) Happiness
(b) Unconditional love
(c) Hope for the future
(d) Who he was in her eyes

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Billy and his family stop at a grocery while on vacation?

2. What is the temperature on the morning when Dolores starts her story?

3. In what city does Dolores live?

4. In what war did Billy serve?

5. How does Billy deal with his grief?

Short Essay Questions

1. What additional troubles have some of the families endured in the aftermath of the bus crash?

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

3. How does Billy react to his wife's death?

4. From whose perspective is Chapter 2 written?

5. What are the underlying reasons for Mitchell's drive for justice for the people of Sam Dent?

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

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

8. How does Dolores manage her life after the bus crash?

9. What is Mitchell's personal sorrow regarding his daughter, Zoe?

10. What is the reaction of the people in the grandstand when Dolores and Abbott arrive this year?

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