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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. With which of the following does The Night Driver begin?
(a) “On the night before the wedding, Kismet Poe and her high school girlfriends walked over to the train bridge.”
(b) “Gary pulled around to the golf club entrance and got out to help his bride.”
(c) “On some days the stone was dull, as though it did not care to shine, but today it twinkled.”
(d) “On a mild autumn night in the Red River Valley of North Dakota, Crystal pulled herself up behind the wheel of an International side-dump, steered out of the sugar processing plant, and started her haul.”

2. Which of the following does Crystal carry at work?
(a) Tiger Balm.
(b) Icy Hot.
(c) Vapo-rub.
(d) Head-on.

3. What kind of pizza would Crystal and Kismet order when traveling together?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Hawaiian.
(c) Supreme.
(d) Pepperoni.

4. What kind of phone does Gary have?
(a) Razr.
(b) Pixel.
(c) iPhone.
(d) Galaxy.

5. What was the name of Winnie’s father-in-law?
(a) John.
(b) Dizzy.
(c) Sport.
(d) Gusty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what wood is the cross Crystal has from the local priest?

2. To whom is the novel dedicated?

3. With which of the following does Part One: The Proposal begin?

4. What subject does Speck teach?

5. Of what fabric is Kismet’s wedding dress?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fate does Kismet imagine for Gary immediately after wedding him?

2. Why does Crystal posit her life had grated on Martin?

3. Why is Gary’s smile perfect?

4. Why did Crystal favor chain motels while traveling?

5. What had the local church’s renovation funds hoped to purchase?

6. Why, when they had traveled together, did Crystal sleep apart from Martin?

7. When does Eric believe himself capable of deception?

8. Why had Crystal refused to marry Martin?

9. What is Crystal’s typical night-haul lunch?

10. Ultimately, why does Kismet proceed to marry Gary?

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