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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Chris and Emily communicate while they are grounded?
(a) Morse code through flashlights.
(b) Phone.
(c) Instant messages.
(d) E-mail.

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

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

4. How does Melanie meet Gus?
(a) At the supermarket.
(b) Melanie knocks on Gus's door for help.
(c) Gus helps her unpack when she moves in next door.
(d) Registering her daughter for school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens on the expert slope on the Christmas trip in 1993?

2. Who is waiting for Melanie and Michael when they arrive home from the hospital in November 1997?

3. What does Gus do after the dog dies?

4. Why does Melanie become upset when Michael presents clothes for Emily at the funeral home?

5. What happens in mid-November 1997?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Emily and Chris' needs contrast?

2. What happens when Emily dares Chris to kiss her?

3. What makes Chris appear to be innocent?

4. How does the euthanasia of the dog affect Chris?

5. How does Emily break her leg?

6. What makes it clear that Melanie is still grieving when she returns to work?

7. Why is it important for the reader to see the beginning of Gus and Melanie's friendship?

8. What happens to Chris and Emily in November 1997?

9. Why does the detective think that suicide is a ridiculous theory in the death of Emily?

10. What does Chris admit to bringing on his date with Emily?

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