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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Dolores' bus kept?

3. With what has Billy become all too familiar?

4. What does Dolores need to do before her afternoon school run?

5. Billy has begun to _____________ death.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. From whose perspective is Chapter 5 written?

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

6. What is Mitchell Stephenson's opinion about the bus crash being an accident?

7. Describe Dolores' observations when she is seated in the grandstand.

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

9. Who are the first people to agree to having Mitchell represent them in a lawsuit regarding the accident?

10. How does Dolores describe the Lamston kids?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the irony of Nichole's being confined to a wheelchair as her long-awaited freedom from her father's sexual abuse.

Essay Topic 2

Everyone tells Nichole Burnell that she is lucky to have survived the bus crash. Explain why Nichole doesn't necessarily agree with this statement.

Essay Topic 3

Did Dolores actually see a dog on the road that fateful morning? Or did her eyes play tricks on her? Explain your answer and support your claim.

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