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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Boy Next Door: Then, 1989 and Now, November 1997.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do Melanie and her husband move into their house?
(a) Fall 1980.
(b) Spring 1979.
(c) November 1997.
(d) Fall 1979.

2. To where is Chris moved in November 1997?
(a) Psychiatric ward.
(b) Another city.
(c) Another country.
(d) Rehabilitation ward.

3. What does the dog do that frustrates Gus and James?
(a) Vomits and wets on the rugs.
(b) Won't sleep outside.
(c) The dog has fleas.
(d) Begs for affection.

4. What piece of information does Melanie latch onto?
(a) The theory that Chris murdered Emily.
(b) The theory that Chris and Emily were mugged.
(c) The theory that Emily killed herself.
(d) The theory that Chris and Emily were carjacked.

5. What are the names of the Hartes' children?
(a) Christopher and Selena.
(b) Kate and Emily.
(c) Christopher and Kate.
(d) Christopher and Emily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business does Gus run?

2. What does Chris reveal in an interview with Marrone?

3. How does Gus react to the news Melanie gives her after Emily's death?

4. What do the couples in the beginning of the book talk about at dinner?

5. What book does Chris steal from the library in a flashback?

(see the answer key)

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