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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. How does Gus react to the news Melanie gives her after Emily's death?
(a) She is horrified.
(b) She saw it coming.
(c) She is satisfied.
(d) She is devastated.

2. What does Melanie find out in mid-November 1997?
(a) Emily had an abortion.
(b) Emily had bought a car for Chris.
(c) Emily had ordered a watch for another man.
(d) Emily had ordered a watch for Chris' birthday.

3. What happens on the expert slope on the Christmas trip in 1993?
(a) Chris breaks his leg.
(b) Emily breaks her leg.
(c) Emily breaks her arm.
(d) Chris breaks his arm.

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

5. What are Chris and Emily doing in 1989?
(a) They are not friends anymore.
(b) Vandalizing a house.
(c) Making prank phone calls.
(d) Having a snowball fight.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What dream does Gus have after she returns home from her short separation from James?

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

4. How does Melanie meet Gus?

5. What is James' hobby?

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