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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 dream does Gus have after she returns home from her short separation from James?
(a) James helps rescue both kids.
(b) James has to choose between the kids.
(c) James has to choose between the kids and Gus.
(d) James brings the dog back to life.

2. What do the couples in the beginning of the book talk about at dinner?
(a) Their upcoming vacation.
(b) The quality of their restaurant service.
(c) Their children.
(d) Their dislike of the children's relationship.

3. What do Gus and Melanie have in common?
(a) They are both veterinarians.
(b) They both have the same religion.
(c) They both have sons.
(d) They are both pregnant.

4. Who is married to Gus?
(a) Michael.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Jordan.
(d) James.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the names of the Hartes' children?

3. Where is Melanie's husband while she is in labor?

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

5. Whom does Gus find outside her son's hospital room?

(see the answer key)

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