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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What conflict does Peter have at the start of Part Two, Chapter 4?
(a) Peter feels that his wife is changing, but he cannot talk to her about it.
(b) Peter feels that his wife is starting to spend time away from home, and he wonders where she goes.
(c) Peter wonders if Irene is properly taking care of Lisa.
(d) Peter does not want to stay in Crescent, but he thinks Irene does.

2. What lie does Sarah Jane tell Jeremy after they leave the scene of the car accident in Part Three, Chapter 1?
(a) Sarah Jane lies to Jeremy about her cell phone not having a signal.
(b) Sarah Jane does not tell Jeremy about why Ezra was out in the Collins area.
(c) Sarah Jane tells Jeremy that there is no phone at Lisa's farmhouse.
(d) Sarah Jane lies about being the reason Ezra crashed, because she drove Ezra off of the road.

3. In what year does Peter propose to Irene?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1982.

4. Why is Jeremy's father, Steve, so inquisitive about Ezra's car accident?
(a) Steve wants to know if the car accident was similar to Linda, his wife's, car accident.
(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) Ezra is such a good friend of Jeremy's, and Steve is concerned.

5. 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) 5 months.
(b) 16 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 year.

6. 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.

7. What does Irene give to the homeless man outside the Old Market in Part Two, Chapter 2?
(a) Cigarette.
(b) Jacket.
(c) Change.
(d) Food.

8. Why does Irene leave Wednesday Bible study early?
(a) Irene asks a few questions, and the others tell her to stop.
(b) Irene feels like the discussion they were having was bizarre and cultish.
(c) Irene feels unseen, as if the others do not want her there.
(d) Irene asks a few questions, and she feels like the others do not like her questions.

9. Why do the wives in Crescent trade Fridays off watching the children on Fridays?
(a) The wives trade, because it will save them money.
(b) The wives trade, because the wives not watching the children can work.
(c) The wives trade, so that they it is easier, because then the other wives can run errands.
(d) The wives trade, so that the other wives not watching the children can cook and clean their houses.

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

11. What does Irene oddly start saving in a bucket in the kitchen?
(a) Left over oil from pots and pans.
(b) Pieces of Bible verses.
(c) Old clothes.
(d) Food scraps.

12. How does Lisa react to her mother, Irene, leaving the family with no explanation?
(a) Lisa is very distraught and cannot go to school.
(b) Lisa starts to act out in school and refuses to follow directions.
(c) Lisa seems to go about her regular life and attend school.
(d) Lisa never talks to anyone about her mother's disappearance.

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

14. Where does Irene first meet Peter Sample?
(a) Irene and Peter meet at church.
(b) Irene and Peter meet on the A train they both took to work.
(c) Irene and Peter meet Henry's Drive-In.
(d) Irene and Peter meet as children, when they were neighbors.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Peter inquires about Irene attending a new church, what does Irene tell him?

2. Why does Sarah Jane immediately want to go to the scene of Ezra's car accident?

3. What does the tract, piece of paper, that the homeless man gives to Irene contain?

4. What does Irene miss most when Peter and she moves to Crescent?

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

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