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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. Where is Melanie's husband while she is in labor?
(a) He is out of the country.
(b) He is away on a call.
(c) He is at dinner with a friend.
(d) He is with Melanie.

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

3. What is wrong with Chris?
(a) Broken arm.
(b) Nervous breakdown.
(c) Head injury.
(d) Gunshot wound.

4. When do the phone calls start?
(a) At dinner.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Three in the morning.
(d) Ten at night.

5. Where do the Hartes and Golds meet for dinner?
(a) Chinese restaurant.
(b) Italian restaurant.
(c) Hartes' house.
(d) Golds' house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have the Hartes been friends with their neighbors?

2. Who arrives to dinner first at the beginning of the story?

3. What is the name of the Golds' child?

4. Who is married to Melanie?

5. What month and year does the book open up in?

(see the answer key)

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