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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. What is the name of the Golds' child?
(a) Melanie.
(b) Gus.
(c) Emily.
(d) Kate.

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

3. What book does Chris steal from the library in a flashback?
(a) An encyclopedia.
(b) An anatomy book.
(c) "The Joy of Sex."
(d) "A Prayer for Owen Meany."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Melanie meet Gus?

3. When is Gus pregnant again?

4. Whom does Gus find outside her son's hospital room?

5. How are the treatments for the dog going?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about the theory that the detective has about the tragedy?

2. How do Melanie and Michael react to the idea of Chris killing Emily?

3. What causes Emily and Chris to break up temporarily?

4. How does Gus react to news of Emily's death?

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

6. Why does Melanie latch onto the idea that Chris killed Emily?

7. Why is James' award not such a rewarding experience?

8. How do Emily and Chris' needs contrast?

9. Why does Gus relent and let the detective talk to Chris?

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

(see the answer keys)

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