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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character cries as a result of Jake's warning about a certain entity taking the children in the classroom?
(a) Tabby.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Matt.
(d) Owen.

2. When the writer of the prologue apologizes at the end of the passage, for what transgression does he apologize?
(a) Stealing.
(b) Forgetting.
(c) Knowing.
(d) Lying.

3. It is revealed in Chapter 21 by Neil's murderer that he had kept Neil for how many months before killing him?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. Which character is in charge of the investigation regarding Neil Spencer's disappearance?
(a) Colin.
(b) Pete.
(c) Todd.
(d) Amanda.

5. What is the name of the law enforcement official above both Pete and Amanda?
(a) Norman.
(b) Michael.
(c) Colin.
(d) Jeffrey.

6. The predator whose perspective is provided in Chapter 1 hides behind what kinds of features as he tracks Neil?
(a) Bushes.
(b) Billboards.
(c) People.
(d) Curtains.

7. Tom is making coffee in Chapter 13 when he sees a man outside near what part of Tom's property?
(a) His swimming pool.
(b) His garage.
(c) His tool shed.
(d) His gas meter.

8. Chapter 2 presents events from whose perspective?
(a) Tom's.
(b) Pete's.
(c) Neil's.
(d) Jake's.

9. How many months have passed since Neil Spencer's disappearance, according to Pete in Chapter 10?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

10. What is NOT a color featured on the butterflies Tom finds roosting in his garage?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Orange.
(c) Green.
(d) Purple.

11. By the time Amanda hosts a press conference, how many hours have passed since Neil's disappearance?
(a) 46.
(b) 22.
(c) 4.
(d) 15.

12. What color were the tracks pants Neil was reportedly wearing when he went missing?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

13. In Chapter 17, Jake gets moved to what color on the discipline chart on his very first day of school?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

14. Which other name is mentioned within the prologue, in addition to the person to whom it is addressed?
(a) Marion.
(b) Lisa.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Rebecca.

15. How does Jake respond when Tom asks him whether he still likes their new house?
(a) He hugs his father.
(b) He says he misses his mother.
(c) He starts to cry.
(d) He says the house now gives him the creeps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the creature outside Neil's window been doing, according to Neil?

2. What is the main strategy Pete uses to cope with stress, as revealed in Chapter 7?

3. What type of facility is the 567 Club, where Jake is introduced to the reader for the first time in Chapter 3?

4. Who tells Jake in Chapter 3 that his father Tom has been awarded a home loan at the bank?

5. When Chapter 10 presents narration from Pete's perspective, how many years has it been since Tony Smith's murder?

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