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

2. What does Dolores do when she passes her house?
(a) Slows down
(b) Pulls over for a few minutes
(c) Checks her mail
(d) Blows the horn

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Most people in town say that __________________________.

2. What beverage does Dolores drink in the bus?

3. Who was the only eye witness to the bus crash?

4. What does Dolores take pride in?

5. How many sons does Dolores have?

Short Essay Questions

1. From whose perspective is Chapter 3 written?

2. What are people's reactions when Nichole Burnell enters the grandstand?

3. What near-tragedy occurs when Billy and his wife smoke pot while on vacation in Jamaica?

4. What are Nichole's interactions with her family upon returning home?

5. How does Nichole hope that her life will change now?

6. How does Dolores describe the Lamston kids?

7. What are the reactions when Nichole lies about Dolores on the witness stand?

8. From whose perspective is Chapter 4 written?

9. What does Mitchell Stephenson surmise about Sam Dent after driving through it?

10. Explain how Nichole has divided her life.

(see the answer keys)

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