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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As stated in Part One, Chapter 12, what part/room at Lisa's house does Sarah Jane decide to reside in?
(a) A guest room.
(b) The attic.
(c) Living room.
(d) Lisa's master room.

2. In the beginning Quote, what does the author compare "secret agents" to?
(a) God.
(b) Liars.
(c) Minotaurs.
(d) Beasts.

3. When did Jeremy start his job at Video Hut?
(a) Six months earlier.
(b) Two year earlier.
(c) His junior year of high school.
(d) Two week earlier.

4. 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 says that his family comes together and bonds about their heritage.
(c) Jeremy feels that he is left out of the conversation at family gatherings.
(d) Jeremy thinks that they are entertaining.

5. What is the name of the counselor that Steve sees after his wife dies?
(a) Dr. Wright.
(b) Ken Wall.
(c) Ken Wahl.
(d) Mr. Sample.

6. At the start of the novel, why does Stephanie want Jeremy to talk to Sarah Jane, the owner of Video Hut?
(a) Stephanie asks Jeremy to ask Sarah when she needs to return a video.
(b) Stephanie tells Jeremy to ask Sarah Jane when her next shift is.
(c) Stephanie tells Jeremy to tell Sarah Jane to call her.
(d) Stephanie asks Jeremy to tell Sarah Jane that a certain video does not work.

7. 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 is certain the two videos were made from the same person.
(c) Stephanie wants Jeremy to see that the length of the two scenes is the same: nine minutes.
(d) Stephanie sees that the same shed/building is in the videos.

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

9. Who does Jeremy's father, Steve, have dinner with at Spaghetti Works in Des Moines?
(a) Sarah Jane.
(b) Shauna Kinzer.
(c) Shauna Wright.
(d) Bob Veatch.

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

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

12. 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 asks Jeremy to call Sarah Jane about the video Stephanie returned.
(c) Stephanie tells Jeremy to look at which video titles Sarah Jane took with her.
(d) Stephanie tells Jeremy to look at when Sarah Jane would be returning to the store.

13. What does Sarah Jane take with her after briefly visiting Video Hut after not being there for days?
(a) Sarah Jane takes the video, "Targets."
(b) Sarah Jane takes all the money from the register.
(c) Sarah Jane steals Jeremy's backpack.
(d) Sarah Jane takes videos with specifically chosen titles.

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

15. In Part One, Chapter 11, what is the name of the movie that Jeremy and Steve thinks portrays family farms in an inaccurate way?
(a) "She's All That."
(b) "Shed #4."
(c) "Blue Chips."
(d) "Targets."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In one of the scenes from "Targets," where is the woman in the chair placed?

3. Where has Stephanie Parsons received her Master's in education?

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

5. What is the puzzling timecode stamp on the video, "She's All That"?

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