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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the police say to Peter when he shows them Irene's card in Part Two, Chapter 6?
(a) "This really isn't much to go on" (132).
(b) "We can't help you" (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).

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

3. Whose life's background is the focus of Part Two, Chapter 1?
(a) Irene Sample
(b) Roger Mitchell.
(c) Sarah Jane.
(d) Jeremy Heldt.

4. 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.

5. Where does Irene put the tract she receives from the homeless man?
(a) Inside a beautiful glass jewelry box.
(b) At the bottom of her sock drawer.
(c) Inside "anything drawer" at the house.
(d) Inside her jacket pocket, where it stays for months.

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

7. What does Irene draw next to her signature in the Christmas card?
(a) A sad face.
(b) A happy face.
(c) A peace sign.
(d) A little Christmas tree.

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

9. What is Jeremy's co-worker surprised to find out about Jeremy in Part Three?
(a) Jeremy's co-worker is surprised that Jeremy knows about building a shed.
(b) Jeremy's co-worker is caught off guard that Jeremy still lives at home with his father, because Jeremy is old enough to live alone.
(c) Jeremy's co-worker is intrigued that Jeremy knows how to operate the Super Boom.
(d) Jeremy's co-worker is surprised that Jeremy worked at a video store before.

10. Why does Sarah Jane say that she is staying at Lisa's farmhouse?
(a) Sarah Jane says that she had a deep connection with Lisa and wants to be close to her.
(b) Sarah Jane says that she is trying to figure out why the videos were made.
(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. What is the name of Jeremy's future new co-worker at Veatch and Son?
(a) Greg.
(b) Bill.
(c) Lyle.
(d) Bob.

12. Why does Sarah Jane immediately want to go to the scene of Ezra's car accident?
(a) Sarah Jane wants to get a lot of videos that she knows were in Ezra's car.
(b) Sarah Jane tells Jeremy she does not believe him, and so she wants to see for herself.
(c) Sarah Jane wants to go help Ezra, because he is obviously injured.
(d) Sara Jane wants to leave, so that Lisa will not get mad.

13. 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.

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

15. What is one reason Lisa says that wanted to move to the farmhouse Collins?
(a) Lisa says that she wanted to return to the farmhouse, because that was where she was born
(b) Lisa confesses that she had made a very bad decision in her early life and needed to run away and live somewhere isolated.
(c) Lisa gives the reason that she wanted to live where she belonged, where she was born, in Iowa.
(d) Lisa says that the farmhouse was given to her by her family, and so she feels a deep connection to it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What best describe Peter's demeanor while courting Irene in Part Two, Chapter 1?

4. What advice does Pastor Brian, the Pastor from the Crescent church, give to Peter?

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

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