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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Irene say in the letter she sends two weeks after she goes missing in Part Two, Chapter 6?
(a) "I can't figure how your going to find out.." (128).
(b) "Do you want me to look after Lisa...?" (128).
(c) "This will be the only time you hear from me" (128).
(d) She wrote, "She had gone to await the coming of the Most High..." (128).

2. 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.

3. Where does Ezra's car end up during the accident?
(a) Upside down in the other lane.
(b) Crashed into a tree.
(c) Upside down in a ditch.
(d) Right side up in a ditch.

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

5. Why does Jeremy have blood on his shirt when he arrives at Lisa's farmhouse at the start of Part Three?
(a) Jeremy helped Ezra out of the car when he crashed.
(b) Jeremy gave CPR to Ezra after his car accident.
(c) Jeremy received a severe burn while helping Ezra out of the car.
(d) Jeremy crawled into Ezra's car to get Ezra's belongings out of the car.

6. What does Steve add to his journal in Part Three, Chapter 3?
(a) "It feels dark a lot of the time" (151).
(b) "...he [Steve] could make it..." (151).
(c) "...he [Steve] wanted to feel secure..." (151).
(d) "Linda I think Jeremy's hurt or in trouble..." (151).

7. What is the name of Jeremy's future new co-worker at Veatch and Son?
(a) Greg.
(b) Bob.
(c) Bill.
(d) Lyle.

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

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

10. Why does Sarah Jane say that she is staying at Lisa's farmhouse?
(a) Sarah Jane says that she is trying to figure out why the videos were made.
(b) Sarah Jane says that she had a deep connection with Lisa and wants to be close to her.
(c) Sarah Jane says that Lisa needs all the help she can get.
(d) Sara Jane says that she is helping Lisa get ready to move.

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

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

13. What unexpected question does the woman in the movie theater ask Irene?
(a) The woman asks Irene if she is a churchgoer.
(b) The woman asks Irene if she can hold Lisa.
(c) The woman asks Irene to watch Lisa closer, because there are devious people in the theater.
(d) The woman asks Irene to convert to Catholicism.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the movie theater Lisa wants Irene to take her to while visited Omaha?

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

3. What excuse does Irene give to Peter about the reason she is losing weight?

4. In Part Two, Chapter 1, what is the topic of the argument the Samples and Peter are having?

5. In reality, what happens after Irene's disappearance?

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