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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. Which family is Dolores' first stop on her route?

2. Who is Mitchell Stephens?

3. What are the names of the Ansel twins?

4. Bear Otto's parents are _______________ and artists.

5. The story is told from the perspective of how many narrators?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dolores mean by "living in a sweet hereafter?"

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

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

4. Where does Mitchell stay during his time in Sam Dent?

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

6. What does Dolores mean when she says that she always acted as if things were real?

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

8. Who is Bear Otto?

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

10. What was Billy's personal situation at the time he met Risa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Mitchell dismisses Dolores and Abbott Driscoll as participants in a potential lawsuit. Aside from the obvious lack of assets, what else eliminates the Driscolls in Mitchell's mind?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the author's use of point of view in this story. Why did he choose to tell the story from the perspectives of four different people?

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