View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Emily dare Chris to do at a sleepover?
(a) Prank call her mom.
(b) Kiss her.
(c) Prank call her dad.
(d) Go into the ladies' bathroom of a McDonalds.

2. What does Michael do that angers Melanie when they find out about Emily's condition at the time of death?
(a) He belittles Emily because of her condition.
(b) He doesn't defend Chris.
(c) He doesn't avenge Emily's murder.
(d) He defends Chris.

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

4. How does Michael explain James' actions concerning the family dog?
(a) He did not think his actions through.
(b) He was putting the dog out of its misery.
(c) He was cruel.
(d) He was hasty in his actions.

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

6. Who arrives to dinner first at the beginning of the story?
(a) James and Gus.
(b) Michael and Melanie.
(c) James and Melanie.
(d) Gus and Michael.

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

8. What kind of business does Gus run?
(a) A business involving standing in lines for clients.
(b) Floral.
(c) Stationery.
(d) Restaurant chain.

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

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

11. What happens after Emily does the dare that Chris prompted in 1989?
(a) They both get in trouble.
(b) Emily gets angry at him and stops being friends with him.
(c) They are forbidden from seeing each other anymore.
(d) They get away with it.

12. What piece of information does Melanie latch onto?
(a) The theory that Chris and Emily were carjacked.
(b) The theory that Emily killed herself.
(c) The theory that Chris murdered Emily.
(d) The theory that Chris and Emily were mugged.

13. What do James and Chris do on the Christmas trip in 1993?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) They don't spend time with each other.
(c) Go surfing.
(d) Go hunting.

14. What does Emily do when they are caught after Chris' dare on the Christmas trip in 1993?
(a) Denies that anything happened.
(b) Takes the blame.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Tells on Chris.

15. What does Chris dare Emily to do in the flashback to 1989?
(a) Play a prank on her mom.
(b) Call his mother and pretend to be the school secretary.
(c) Smoke a cigarette.
(d) Play a prank on his dad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Melanie pick out an outfit for Emily's funeral?

2. Where do the Golds and Hartes go for Christmas 1993?

3. What does Chris tell the detective?

4. Why does Melanie tell Gus certain things after Emily's death?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 568 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample