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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Stephanie tell Jeremy to do after Sarah Jane leaves the store?
(a) Stephanie tells Jeremy to look at when Sarah Jane would be returning to the store.
(b) Stephanie asks Jeremy to call Sarah Jane about the video Stephanie returned.
(c) Stephanie asks Jeremy to keep a secret for her.
(d) Stephanie tells Jeremy to look at which video titles Sarah Jane took with her.

2. At the start of Part One, Chapter 8, when Sarah Jane does return to the store, what reason does she give to Jeremy for her absence?
(a) Sarah Jane says that she has been taking care of a sick family member.
(b) Sarah Jane says that she has not been able to keep any food down.
(c) Jeremy assumes that Sarah Jane is having an affair with a married man.
(d) Jeremy does not ask Sarah Jane why she missed work.

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

4. Where do Jeremy and Stephanie meet up for lunch to discuss the video(s) in Part One?
(a) Gregory's Coffee House.
(b) Greg's Coffee House.
(c) At a local park, City Park.
(d) The Nevada Diner.

5. What do people usually say when they return videos to Video Hut according to the start of Part One, Chapter 1?
(a) People usually say, "This video was so boring."
(b) People usually do not say anything.
(c) People usually say, "This video does not work."
(d) People usually say, "Thank you!"

6. What revelation does Stephanie make about the scenes from the two videos?
(a) Stephanie is certain the same woman is in both scenes.
(b) Stephanie makes Jeremy watch the videos again to look for how the camera angles are the same.
(c) Stephanie cannot seem to figure out where the two scenes take place at.
(d) Stephanie determines that the setting is the same.

7. What is one of the movies played in rotation at Video Hut?
(a) "Targets" (11).
(b) "Reindeer Games" (11).
(c) "The Muppet Movie" (11).
(d) "She's All That" '(11).

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

9. Where has Stephanie Parsons received her Master's in education?
(a) University of Iowa.
(b) University of Chicago.
(c) Iowa State University.
(d) Las Vegas University.

10. What does Jeremy mean when he says he and his father eat at the dinner table, "like a family" (13)?
(a) Jeremy means that they are an incomplete family without his mother, but his father still tries.
(b) Jeremy expresses this sentiment, because he feels left out of his family.
(c) Jeremy means that his father and mother make him eat dinner together.
(d) Jeremy wants the reader to know that his father is abusive, but pretends they are a family.

11. What is so strange about Ezra's, Jeremy's co-worker at Video Hut, car accident?
(a) Ezra gets into a car accident near Sarah Jane's house, and Jeremy wonders what he is doing there.
(b) Ezra's car accident is due to unknown circumstances.
(c) Ezra's car accident happens in the middle of the night when Ezra should have been working at Video Hut.
(d) Ezra gets into the car accident out near Collins, which is out of the way to where Ezra would normally be traveling home.

12. 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) Southern Video.
(d) Nevada, Iowa Video.

13. How does Jeremy summarize his impression of family gatherings in Part One, Chapter 2?
(a) Jeremy says that the gathering are surface, like gossip.
(b) Jeremy feels that he is left out of the conversation at family gatherings.
(c) Jeremy says that his family comes together and bonds about their heritage.
(d) Jeremy thinks that they are entertaining.

14. What beginning statement(s) does Steve finally write in his journal in Part One, Chapter 9?
(a) "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).
(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) "Our son was so beautiful. He was perfect. A round little baby boy" (56).

15. What is the tone when Steve first introduces Jeremy to his new girlfriend, Shauna?
(a) The tone is very tense, because Jeremy feels that Steve's girlfriend is asking too many questions.
(b) Jeremy thinks that she is conceited and makes the situation uncomfortable.
(c) The tone is peaceful, because Steve's girlfriend is shy and quiet.
(d) Jeremy thinks that she is very attentive and kind.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the novel, who brings back the movies, "She's All That" and says it is malfunctioning?

2. On one of the first mornings that Sarah Jane stays at Lisa's in Part One, Chapter 12, she sees a picture on the wall that has been personalized with a note: What does the note say?

3. What is the first place that Bob Veatch shows Jeremy after the interview?

4. What note does Sarah Jane make about the "She's All That" video?

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

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