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

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

3. Why doesn't Chris fulfill his end of the pact?
(a) The gun malfunctions.
(b) He passes out before he can kill himself.
(c) He runs out of bullets.
(d) He realizes that he can't kill himself.

4. 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.

5. What month and year does the book open up in?
(a) February 1997.
(b) November 1989.
(c) November 1997.
(d) November 1998.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does James want to do for Chris after Emily's death?

2. What kind of job does Gus have the night of the dinner in 1997?

3. What is wrong with Chris?

4. What does Gus think of what James does during the dinner party when the dog acts up?

5. What is James' hobby?

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