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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most insightful finding Jeremy makes about Sarah Jane's visit to Collins?
(a) Jeremy still cannot come to a concrete understanding of Sarah Jane's involvement in Lisa's life and the videos.
(b) Jeremy sees that Sarah Jane is frantic, sharing strange stories of the farmhouse and the stories do not match the reality Jeremy knows.
(c) Jeremy does not see Sarah for days, and when he does, she is disoriented and seems to be overtaken by another entity.
(d) Jeremy notices that Sarah Jane is uncomfortable and is only saying things that are surface, because they have seriously affected her.

2. What note does Sarah Jane make about the "She's All That" video?
(a) Sara Jane notes, "the other one, the old one."
(b) Sarah Jane writes, "cheap card table chair, something from a garage sale."
(c) Sarah jots, "...throw out the ones that belonged to people who hadn't rented in over a year."
(d) Sarah Jane writes, "...comfort and safety."

3. What connection does Stephanie make about the two of the videos at lunch?
(a) Stephanie sees that the same shed/building is in the videos.
(b) Stephanie is certain the two videos were made from the same person.
(c) Stephanie says that the woman in both videos is the same.
(d) Stephanie wants Jeremy to see that the length of the two scenes is the same: nine minutes.

4. What is Sarah Jane's first conclusion after watching one of the video's unusual scenes in Part One, Chapter 5?
(a) Sarah Jane says that the video has to be thrown away and never spoken about.
(b) Sarah Jane wants to possibly call the police.
(c) Sarah Jane asks Jeremy to burn all of the videos with weird scenes.
(d) Sarah Jane wants to put the video back on the shelf.

5. What is the name of the company Sarah Jane calls to ask about the videos' edited scenes?
(a) Video Hut's Headquarters.
(b) Northern Video.
(c) Nevada, Iowa Video.
(d) Southern Video.

6. What movie does Shauna say is an example of how people can edit and change things to make them seem more real?
(a) "The Iowa Connection.
(b) "The Shining."
(c) "The Blair Witch Project."
(d) "People with Problems."

7. Where does Jeremy meet Stephanie to discuss Sarah Jane's returned videos?
(a) Stephanie's parents' house.
(b) Jeremy's house.
(c) Video Hut.
(d) Gregory's.

8. What does Jeremy state that he wants Steve's girlfriend to do?
(a) Jeremy states that he wants Steve's girlfriend to marry his father.
(b) Jeremy says that Steve's girlfriend should leave them alone.
(c) Jeremy requests that Steve's girlfriend stop trying to be Jeremy's mother.
(d) Jeremy states that he wants Steve's girlfriend to take care of his dad.

9. In Part One, Chapter 8, where does Lisa Sample say she spent a short while before moving to Collins?
(a) Nevada, Iowa.
(b) Ames, Iowa.
(c) Las Vegas, Nevada.
(d) Madison, Wisconsin.

10. According to Part One, Chapter 2, what county is the setting of the novel?
(a) Nevada County.
(b) Las Vegas County.
(c) Story County.
(d) Cherokee County.

11. Why does Lisa say that does not want to get rid of the wasps at her house according to Part One, Chapter 8?
(a) The wasps were there long before Lisa.
(b) The wasps have just as much a right to be there as Lisa.
(c) It is too expensive to have them removed.
(d) It is just nature for them to be there.

12. What does Jeremy do after Sarah Jane stops showing up to work?
(a) Jeremy tells Sarah Jane that he is quitting his job at Video Hut.
(b) Jeremy calls Sarah Jane and tells her Video Hut is starting to lose a lot of business.
(c) Jeremy does not show up at work, because Sarah Jane has also not been showing up.
(d) Jeremy stops by Sarah Jane's house to see if she is home.

13. Why does Sarah Jane tell Jeremy that she should have called him and let him come to work late according to Part One, Chapter 3?
(a) Sarah Jane should have called Jeremy, because she is able to work at Video Hut alone that day.
(b) Sarah Jane wishes she would have told Jeremy to stay home, so she could watch the strange videos in peace.
(c) Sarah Jane wishes she would have called, because the roads are piled up with snow, and it is slow at Video Hut.
(d) Sarah Jane wishes she would have called Jeremy to let him know he did not have to come into work at all.

14. 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 take inventory of the shelves or drawers.
(c) People only go there with a purpose, to get something, or to bring news, or because they live there.
(d) People only go there to pull up the staircase carpet, worn down from years of use.

15. What beginning statement(s) does Steve finally write in his journal in Part One, Chapter 9?
(a) "Our son was so beautiful. He was perfect. A round little baby boy" (56).
(b) "I always try to stay level-headed in copy waters: that's what I'm good at, it's one of the things people know me by" (56).
(c) "I wonder if I can really tell you what it was like to lose Linda, how heavy the blow was to me" (55-56).
(d) "It feels dark a lot of the time; I thought it would clear up, and it's eased a little, but it's still dark" (56).

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One, what is the proven factor that justifies Sarah Jane's connection of the video's scenes?

2. How many job interviews has Jeremy been on before applying for a job at Veatch Son offices?

3. Who does Jeremy's father, Steve, say is willing to give Jeremy a job?

4. What advice does Stephanie give to Jeremy during their meeting in Part One, Chapter 10?

5. What is the tone when Steve first introduces Jeremy to his new girlfriend, Shauna?

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