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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 Nora's sister with whom she lives after losing her family?
(a) Emily.
(b) Karen.
(c) Laurie.
(d) Hannah.

2. Who is the local wealthy developer that deeded the GR's compound to the organization in Mapleton?
(a) Troy Vincent.
(b) Doug Durst.
(c) Steve Wiscziewski.
(d) Stan Washburn.

3. Who did Nora's husband presumably have an affair with prior to the Sudden Departure?
(a) Anna Ford.
(b) Kylie Mannheim.
(c) Liz Yamamoto.
(d) Hillary Beardon.

4. How old is Jill in Part One?
(a) 17.
(b) 15.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

5. What play has Jill's English class been studying in Part One?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Our Town.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of Tom's housemates when Christine comes to him in Part One?

2. Who was Jill's childhood friend that disappeared before her eyes on the Sudden Departure day?

3. In what subject did Nora earn her college degree?

4. Who is the Director of Public Outreach for the GR that speaks with Rosalie in the Prologue?

5. What is the official name of the event that occurs on the Third Anniversary of the Sudden Departure day in Part One?

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

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

4. What does Reverend Matt Jamison give to Nora Durst in Part Two? How does she respond?

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

6. How does Tom Garvey come to be the chaperone and caretaker for Christine?

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

8. How has Jill Garvey been affected by the Sudden Departure 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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