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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Boy Next Door: Then, Summer 1984 and Now, November 1997.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does James want to do for Chris after Emily's death?
(a) Hire a lawyer.
(b) Relinquish any control over his future.
(c) Take the blame for Christopher.
(d) Help him run away.

2. What recurring dream does Gus have?
(a) Her son committing suicide.
(b) Choosing between her husband and child in a carjacking.
(c) Choosing between her kids in a carjacking.
(d) Getting into a car accident with her kids.

3. When does James decide to do something about the dog?
(a) When Gus asks him to.
(b) During a dinner party.
(c) When Christopher asks him to.
(d) During breakfast.

4. Whom does Gus find outside her son's hospital room?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A detective.
(d) A doctor.

5. How does Melanie go to sleep the night of Emily's death?
(a) With the help of tea.
(b) She doesn't go to sleep.
(c) With the help of alcohol.
(d) With the help of a sedative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the person that Gus finds outside her son's hospital room?

2. What piece of information does Melanie latch onto?

3. When is Gus pregnant again?

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

5. When do Melanie and her husband move into their house?

(see the answer key)

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