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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the picture Sarah Jane shows Lisa Sample?
(a) Lisa Sample's shed.
(b) Lisa Sample's farmhouse.
(c) A man with a mask.
(d) Three people with hoods over their heads.

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

3. 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 cannot seem to figure out where the two scenes take place at.
(c) Stephanie determines that the setting is the same.
(d) Stephanie makes Jeremy watch the videos again to look for how the camera angles are the same.

4. Why does Stephanie visit Video Hut a second time?
(a) Stephanie wants to know if Sarah Jane has seen the video she returned.
(b) Stephanie wants to know if Jeremy has seen the video she returned.
(c) Stephanie wants to tell Jeremy more about the video she watched.
(d) Stephanie wants a refund for the malfunctioning video due to its content.

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

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

7. What is the name of the other video store Stephanie says she is going to visit after speaking with Jeremy?
(a) Nevada Video Store.
(b) Iowa Local Video Store.
(c) Hollywood Video.
(d) Collins Video.

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

9. At the start of the novel, who brings back the movies, "She's All That" and says it is malfunctioning?
(a) Lindsey Redinius.
(b) Lisa Sample.
(c) Sarah Jane.
(d) Ezra Collins.

10. What metaphor does the narrator make about snakes to people on Page 62?
(a) Snakes have to be cunning and smart; people have to approach life in the same way to survive.
(b) People move on without thinking of the events they have left behind in the same way a snake leaves its shed skin; it is not their fault for what is left behind.
(c) People and snakes both have to be free agents, shed their skin, and become new again.
(d) People are similar to snakes, because try to shed their skin or past experiences, yet those experiences are always with them.

11. What is the first job Jeremy's father, Steve, recommends Jeremy take?
(a) Steve recommends that Jeremy quit his job, stay home, and take care of the animals.
(b) Steve wants Jeremy to file for disability.
(c) Steve recommends that Jeremy get a job at a new soil/water labs.
(d) Steve tells Jeremy to take a manager's position at Video Hut.

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

13. How does Jeremy respond when his father says that he is dating again?
(a) Jeremy tells his dad that his mother would have wanted him to be happy.
(b) Jeremy asks his dad questions about this new woman.
(c) Jeremy yells at his father for being selfish.
(d) Jeremy gets very upset and told his dad that it was too soon.

14. After Jeremy receives a job offer from Bob Veatch, what does he tell his father he has to do first?
(a) Jeremy argues that he is still unsure about the job, and that he wants his father to stop pressuring him.
(b) Jeremy tells his father he has to talk to Sarah Jane at the Video Hut and possibly put in his notice.
(c) Jeremy tells his dad he will most likely decline Bob Veatch's offer and stay at Video Hut.
(d) Jeremy decides that he will quit Video Hut immediately and start the new job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the setting of the story?

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

3. What is the name of the company Sarah Jane calls to ask about the videos' edited scenes?

4. 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?

5. Why does Lisa say that does not want to get rid of the wasps at her house according to Part One, Chapter 8?

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