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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Quote and Part One, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Part One, Chapter 7, what is the only reason people visit isolated farmhouses?
(a) People only go there forgetting the feel of being behind a door, safely shielded from the sky.
(b) People only go there to pull up the staircase carpet, worn down from years of use.
(c) People only go there to take inventory of the shelves or drawers.
(d) People only go there with a purpose, to get something, or to bring news, or because they live there.

2. When Jeremy opens Video Hut, what does he have to do first?
(a) Jeremy tiles slot returns and returns cases to displays.
(b) Jeremy checks the database for tapes overdue.
(c) Jeremy has to check the lights front and back.
(d) Jeremy must power up the register.

3. Who does Ezra live with?
(a) Ezra lives with his mother and father.
(b) Ezra lives alone.
(c) Ezra lives with his sister, Stephanie.
(d) Ezra lives with his stepfather.

4. What is Jeremy's father, Steve Heldt, doing when Jeremy returns home in Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) Steve is watching a movie.
(b) Steve is making dinner.
(c) Steve is yelling at Jeremy's mother, Lisa Sample.
(d) Steve is cleaning the gutters.

5. How can Stephanie's demeanor be characterized during her meeting with Jeremy about the similarity of the videos?
(a) Stephanie is determined and curious.
(b) Stephanie is excited and proud.
(c) Stephanie is confused and inquisitive.
(d) Stephanie is fearful and upset.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the movies played in rotation at Video Hut?

2. Why does Stephanie visit Video Hut a second time?

3. What does Jeremy mean when he says he and his father eat at the dinner table, "like a family" (13)?

4. What is the first job Jeremy's father, Steve, recommends Jeremy take?

5. What is in the picture Sarah Jane shows Lisa Sample?

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