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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. The story is told from the perspective of how many narrators?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 4

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

3. From whose perspective is Chapter 2 told?
(a) Bear Otto
(b) Lydia Ansel
(c) Dolores Driscoll
(d) Billy Ansel

4. Who is the bus passenger who has a learning disability?
(a) Johnnie Walker
(b) Tommy Leonard
(c) Sean Seamus
(d) Sean Walker

5. What ends the affair between Billy and Risa?
(a) The school bus crash
(b) She reconciles with her husband
(c) Billy meets someone new
(d) They just get tired of each other

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the Ansel twins?

2. What is the name of Risa's husband?

3. What is the relationship between Billy and Risa after the bus crash?

4. Billy has begun to _____________ death.

5. Who does most of the maintenance on Dolores' bus?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dolores' reputation and why does she take such pride in it?

2. What is Mitchell Stephenson's first impression of the town of Sam Dent?

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

4. What does Mitchell Stephens think makes him a good lawyer?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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