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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 does Chris react upon killing a rabbit?
(a) He reacts happily.
(b) He reacts angrily.
(c) He wants to continue hunting.
(d) He throws up.

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

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

4. What does Melanie insist that Michael do the morning after Chris is arrested?
(a) Defend Chris.
(b) Cancel all his appointments.
(c) Go to work like a usual day.
(d) Turn himself in.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Gus and Melanie have in common?

2. What does everyone assume about Chris and Emily in high school?

3. Where does Melanie take Michael the morning after Chris is arrested?

4. What recurring dream does Gus have?

5. What does Melanie find out in mid-November 1997?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the euthanasia of the dog represent?

3. What does Gus' dream of James rescuing both children show about her opinion of him?

4. How does Emily and Chris' relationship begin?

5. How does James feel about the situation with Chris once Chris is arrested?

6. Why is Melanie unable to take part in funeral preparations?

7. How do the Golds and Hartes contrast?

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

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

10. How did Gus and Melanie bond so quickly when they first met?

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