View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Boy Next Door: Then, Fall 1979 and Now, November 1997.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the person that Gus finds outside her son's hospital room?
(a) Barrie.
(b) Anne-Marie.
(c) Selena.
(d) Jordan.

2. How does Emily die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Overdose of drugs.
(c) Drowning incident.
(d) Gunshot wound.

3. Who arrives to dinner first at the beginning of the story?
(a) James and Gus.
(b) James and Melanie.
(c) Michael and Melanie.
(d) Gus and Michael.

4. What kind of job does Gus have the night of the dinner in 1997?
(a) Restaurant quality survey.
(b) Selling items.
(c) Waiting in line for concert tickets.
(d) Managing the restaurant.

5. What job does Michael have?
(a) Veterinarian.
(b) Writer.
(c) Businessman.
(d) Eye doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Melanie go to sleep the night of Emily's death?

2. Why doesn't Melanie participate in the interview regarding her daughter's death?

3. Who is married to Gus?

4. What piece of information does Melanie latch onto?

5. Who helps Melanie pick out an outfit for Emily's funeral?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 216 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample