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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) Prank call her dad.
(c) Go into the ladies' bathroom of a McDonalds.
(d) Kiss her.

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

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

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

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

6. What does the dog do that frustrates Gus and James?
(a) The dog has fleas.
(b) Won't sleep outside.
(c) Vomits and wets on the rugs.
(d) Begs for affection.

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

8. 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.

9. What do the Golds and Hartes do for Christmas 1993?
(a) Take a ski trip.
(b) Stay home.
(c) Go to Hawaii.
(d) Go to Canada.

10. Who is waiting for Melanie and Michael when they arrive home from the hospital in November 1997?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Delaney.
(c) Selena.
(d) Detective Marrone.

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

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

13. Who helps Melanie when she goes into labor?
(a) Michael.
(b) Christopher.
(c) James.
(d) Gus.

14. Whom does Gus find outside her son's hospital room?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A detective.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A nurse.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Emily do when Chris is dating someone else?

3. What does Chris tell the detective?

4. How does Chris react upon killing a rabbit?

5. What does Michael do that angers Melanie when they find out about Emily's condition at the time of death?

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