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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. What is the name of Martha Reeder's three-year-old granddaughter that disappeared on Sudden Departure day?
(a) Ashley.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Emily.
(d) Sarah.

2. What is Ken Garvey's position in Mapleton when the novel begins?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Tax Assessor.
(c) Sheriff.
(d) Police Chief.

3. For what company does Arthur Donovan work as a technician?
(a) Rent-a-Center.
(b) Merck.
(c) Phipps.
(d) Best Buy.

4. What is the official name of the event that occurs on the Third Anniversary of the Sudden Departure day in Part One?
(a) The Day of the Lost But Not Forgotten.
(b) The Day of the Unity and the Reunion.
(c) The Day of Remembrance for Those Taken and for Those Left Behind.
(d) The Departed Heroes' Day of Remembrance and Reflection.

5. Who is the Director of Public Outreach for the GR that speaks with Rosalie in the Prologue?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Connie.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Piper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car does Scott Frost drive in the narrative?

2. Where did Rosalie Sussman move to help launch a start-up chapter of the GR?

3. How many children did Nora Durst lose on Sudden Departure day?

4. How many years of Tribulation are to follow the Rapture, according to Rosalie's interpretation of the Bible in the Prologue?

5. What does "GR" stand for in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

1. What main character is introduced in the Prologue? What information is related about this character in this brief section of the novel?

2. What does the act of smoking cigarettes signify in the novel?

3. What irony is revealed through the conversation between Nora and Kylie in Part Two?

4. What is Kevin Garvey’s role in Mapleton? Why does he attend the parade in Part One?

5. Who is Wayne Gilchrest? Why has he been arrested in Part One?

6. How did the Sudden Departure impact Tom Garvey? Where was Tom when the event occurred?

7. What are Nora Durst’s objectives in attending the social mixer in Part Two? Does she achieve these objectives?

8. Where are Laurie’s and Meg’s lodgings in Part Two? How is this setting described?

9. How would you describe the mood and tone of Mapleton in the beginning of Part One? What event is taking place?

10. Whom did Nora Durst lose on the day of the Sudden Departure? How has this affected her?

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