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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. Where did Laurie Garvey attend college?
(a) The University of Mississippi.
(b) Yale University.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) Rutgers University.

2. What is the age of Arthur Donovan listed as on his file that Laurie examines in Part Two?
(a) 65.
(b) 23.
(c) 56.
(d) 72.

3. What is the name of Meg's former fiance?
(a) Paul.
(b) James.
(c) Phil.
(d) Gary.

4. Who appears and prevents Kevin from spending the night with Melissa in Part Two?
(a) Two Watchers.
(b) Jill.
(c) Two policemen.
(d) Laurie.

5. Who was the incumbent Kevin Gavin beat in a landslide victory for his political position in Mapleton?
(a) Troy Vincent.
(b) Stan Washburn.
(c) Rick Malvern.
(d) Ralph Sorrento.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Nora Durst's husband who disappeared on the day of the Sudden Departure?

2. How many children does Arthur Donovan have?

3. Who does Jill "Get a Room" with during the game in Part Two?

4. What is the name of Melissa Hulbert's ex-husband who disappeared on Sudden Departure day?

5. In what building at GR headquarters does Laurie live in normally when she is not training a new recruit, according to the narrator in Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Aimee? How did Aimee come to live in the Garvey home?

2. What does Reverend Matt Jamison represent symbolically in the narrative?

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

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

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

6. What prevents Kevin from spending the night with Melissa in Part Two?

7. What is Kevin’s relationship to The Carpe Diem? How often does Kevin frequent this establishment?

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

9. How was Melissa Hulbert affected by the Sudden Departure? Whom did she lose?

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

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