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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jeremy's father, Steve, so inquisitive about Ezra's car accident?
(a) Ezra is such a good friend of Jeremy's, and Steve is concerned.
(b) Ezra drinks, and Steve wonders if that is why he crashed his car.
(c) Steve is close with Ezra's parents, and so he wants him to be safe.
(d) Steve wants to know if the car accident was similar to Linda, his wife's, car accident.

2. What is the last thing Steve wrote in his journal before taking it out and adding more now in Part Three, Chapter 4?
(a) "Help me Linda..." (151).
(b) "I can't lose Jeremy" (151).
(c) "Linda I think Jeremy's hurt..." (151).
(d) "It feels dark a lot of the time" (151).

3. What does Irene miss most when Peter and she moves to Crescent?
(a) Her father, Harold.
(b) Her mother, Irene.
(c) The vast fields and open spaces.
(d) Henry's Drive-In.

4. Where did Irene go to college according to Part Two, Chapter 3?
(a) Ottumwa Heights College.
(b) Iowa State University.
(c) Tama Community College.
(d) Reed University.

5. In Part Two, Chapter 1, what is the topic of the argument the Samples and Peter are having?
(a) The Samples and Peter argue about whether or not Peter should quit his job.
(b) The Samples and Peter argue about how Peter and Lisa should raise their children.
(c) The Samples and Peter argue about where Peter and Lisa should live.
(d) The Samples and Peter argue about when Peter and Lisa will get married.

6. What do the police say to Peter when he shows them Irene's card in Part Two, Chapter 6?
(a) "We need to wait 72 hours before we do anything" (132).
(b) "This really isn't much to go on" (132).
(c) "We can't help you" (132).
(d) "I'm sure that she will be home soon. This happens all the time" (132).

7. What purchase does Lisa ask her father, Peter, to make?
(a) Lisa wants Peter to buy a new lawn mower.
(b) Lisa wants Peter to take the family on vacation.
(c) Lisa wants Peter to take her to Omaha to buy new clothes.
(d) Lisa wants Peter to purchase her a new bicycle.

8. How far away was Ezra's car accident from Lisa's house?
(a) One mile and a half.
(b) One mile.
(c) One mile and three quarters.
(d) Two miles.

9. Where does Irene want to live?
(a) Omaha.
(b) Collins.
(c) Crescent.
(d) Tama.

10. Where does Jeremy tell his father Ezra was at after his car accident?
(a) Ezra is at home with his family.
(b) Ezra is at the hospital.
(c) Ezra is at his cousin's house in Collins.
(d) Ezra is at Lisa's farmhouse.

11. What time do Jeremy and Stephanie go out to Lisa's farmhouse in Part Three, Chapter 3?
(a) 8.45 p.m
(b) Midnight.
(c) 1.30 p.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

12. What justification does Irene make to Peter about moving back to Tama?
(a) Irene tells Peter that they can save money, because Tama is left expensive.
(b) Irene justifies moving to Tama, because there are more job opportunities.
(c) Irene tells Peter that Tama will be a safer place to raise their daughter.
(d) Irene tells Peter that they can move to Tama and open up their own business.

13. Where does Lisa say that these other people from the videos went in Part Three, Chapter 2?
(a) "It's kind of strange" (148).
(b) "People you once knew who've gone somewhere" (149).
(c) "They're out there somewhere" (148).
(d) "I don't really know" (148).

14. How long has it been from the time Jeremy starts his new job in Part Three to when he visited Lisa's farmhouse shed?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 16 months.

15. In reality, what happens after Irene's disappearance?
(a) Irene becomes a leader in a church.
(b) Irene returns to her family.
(c) Irene is never seen again.
(d) Irene marries Michael Christopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe children in Part Two, Chapter 6?

2. Why does Stephanie want to go out to Collins in Part Three, Chapter 3?

3. Why is Irene surprised when she attends a church in Council Bluffs?

4. Where does Ezra's car end up during the accident?

5. Why does Jeremy show up at Lisa farmhouse after witnessing the scene of Ezra's car accident?

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