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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, The Boy Next Door: Then, December 1993 and Now, Mid to Late November 1997.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How are the treatments for the dog going?
(a) He gets worse.
(b) He is cured.
(c) He is getting better.
(d) The dog doesn't undergo treatments.

4. What does Marrone do about her suspicions about Chris?
(a) Nothing.
(b) She talks to Jordan.
(c) Talk to the prosecutor.
(d) She talks to Chris' mom.

5. What book does Chris steal from the library in a flashback?
(a) An encyclopedia.
(b) An anatomy book.
(c) "The Joy of Sex."
(d) "A Prayer for Owen Meany."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Gus concerned about Chris when she catches him stealing the book?

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

3. What happens after Emily does the dare that Chris prompted in 1989?

4. Who is married to Gus?

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

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