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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 did Billy's wife die?
(a) Heart attack
(b) Plane crash
(c) Car accident
(d) Cancer

2. Who was Billy Ansel thinking of as he followed the school bus that fateful morning?
(a) Dolores Driscoll
(b) His twins
(c) His dead wife
(d) Risa Walker

3. What does the character in #2 think she saw on the road on that fateful morning?
(a) A dog
(b) A raccoon
(c) A wolf
(d) A groundhog

4. Which of the following did not happen to the bus in the crash?
(a) Swerved off the road
(b) Slid into icy water
(c) Went over an embankment
(d) Caught on fire

5. What does Dolores wonder about the dog that runs in front of the bus?
(a) Was it a stray?
(b) Was it real?
(c) Did it have its shots?
(d) Was it lost?

Short Answer Questions

1. Dolores last stop is in the area of town called ___________________.

2. Who is the Ansel twins' father?

3. What is Billy's wife's name?

4. What beverage does Dolores drink in the bus?

5. What does Dolores take pride in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What time of year is it in Chapter 5 and what annual event do Dolores and Abbott usually attend?

3. From whose perspective is Chapter 3 written?

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

5. From whose perspective is Chapter 2 written?

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

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

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

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

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

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