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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What best describe Peter's demeanor while courting Irene in Part Two, Chapter 1?
(a) Peter had an "easy touch...and pervasive mild formality" (90).
(b) Peter was "conscious of not wanting to wear out his welcome" (90).
(c) Peter's demeanor was "obvious and awkward" (90).
(d) Peter had a very chivalrous traditional tone, because he "lived alone and worked around cattle" (90).

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

4. Why is it unusual that Irene left Peter a Christmas Card on the table?
(a) Christmas was days ago.
(b) It is summer.
(c) Irene does not normally give cards.
(d) Christmas was two months earlier.

5. What is printed inside the Christmas card Lisa leaves?
(a) "There is a reason to celebrate the birth of Christ" (125).
(b) "Love is forever" (125).
(c) "There's a reason for the season" (125).
(d) "Christmas should be spent with family, because they are the most important" (125).

6. When Peter inquires about Irene attending a new church, what does Irene tell him?
(a) Irene tells Peter that the preacher is inspiring.
(b) Irene tells Peter that the church is a very different sort of church.
(c) Irene tells Peter that the other parishioners are kind and compassionate.
(d) Irene tells Peter that they feed the homeless, and she likes that.

7. 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 does not want to stay in Crescent, but he thinks Irene does.
(c) Peter feels that his wife is starting to spend time away from home, and he wonders where she goes.
(d) Peter wonders if Irene is properly taking care of Lisa.

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

9. What did Lisa do for the other people who stayed at the farmhouse?
(a) Lisa was a motherlike figure who provided compassion.
(b) Lisa's farmhouse was a place for worshipping the Lord.
(c) Lisa provided a safe place for the homeless and outsiders.
(d) Lisa was a witness and kept their memories alive.

10. Who receives a letter from Irene two weeks after she goes missing?
(a) Irene's parents, the Coltons.
(b) Peter Sample.
(c) The Coltons.
(d) Michael Christopher.

11. How does the narrator describe children in Part Two, Chapter 6?
(a) Children are going to behave differently after facing hard times.
(b) Children are resilient, but they are really just learning to bear the difficulties of life.
(c) Children will keep their feelings to themselves and years later, they will have nervous breakdowns.
(d) Children are greatly affected by problematic situations, but they always work through it.

12. What else happens to make Peter think that Irene will not return home?
(a) Irene has taken her Bible that is usually lying on her nightstand.
(b) The house is missing a cross that was hanging on the wall.
(c) The car is missing from the driveway.
(d) Irene's closets have been emptied.

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

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

15. Why does Jeremy show up at Lisa farmhouse after witnessing the scene of Ezra's car accident?
(a) Jeremy knows Lisa will help.
(b) Jeremy does not know where else to go.
(c) Jeremy knows Sarah Jane is there and can help.
(d) Jeremy feels as if Sarah Jane would want to know, because there will be one less employee at Video Hut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing Steve wrote in his journal before taking it out and adding more now in Part Three, Chapter 4?

2. Where does Irene first meet Peter Sample?

3. What does Irene draw next to her signature in the Christmas card?

4. What game is Irene trying to teach Lisa at the start of Part Two, Chapter 2?

5. What purchase does Lisa ask her father, Peter, to make?

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