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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chris reveal in an interview with Marrone?
(a) He provided the gun.
(b) He knew that Emily was pregnant.
(c) He wanted Emily to have an abortion.
(d) He wasn't even there the night of Emily's death.

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

3. 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 dislike of the children's relationship.
(d) Their upcoming vacation.

4. Where is Melanie's husband while she is in labor?
(a) He is with Melanie.
(b) He is away on a call.
(c) He is out of the country.
(d) He is at dinner with a friend.

5. Which children of the two couples are dating?
(a) Christopher and Selena.
(b) Kate and Christopher.
(c) Emily and Christopher.
(d) Emily and Jordan.

6. Where does Melanie take Michael the morning after Chris is arrested?
(a) To their favorite restaurant.
(b) To jail to visit Chris.
(c) To the county courthouse.
(d) To Gus and James' house.

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

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

9. What does Chris dare Emily to do one night on their Christmas trip in 1993?
(a) Scare his parents.
(b) Smoke a cigarette.
(c) Scare her parents.
(d) Take a drink of liquor.

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

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

12. In April 1996, what is the status of Chris and Emily's relationship?
(a) They are just friends.
(b) They are broken up.
(c) They are a close couple.
(d) They have a bad relationship.

13. Why does Melanie become upset when Michael presents clothes for Emily at the funeral home?
(a) Melanie wanted to choose the outfit herself.
(b) The outfit is dirty.
(c) The outfit is ripped.
(d) He chose an outfit that Emily would never have worn.

14. What does James do during a dinner party when the dog acts up?
(a) He gives the dog away.
(b) He finds a specialist for the dog.
(c) He puts the dog to sleep at his office.
(d) He takes the dog to the woods and shoots it.

15. What is the name of the family that the Hartes are friends with?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Delaney.
(c) Marrone.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is married to Melanie?

2. How does Chris get back at Emily on the Christmas trip in 1993?

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

4. What does Emily dare Chris to do at a sleepover?

5. How does Melanie go to sleep the night of Emily's death?

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