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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wants Sarah Jane to return to the videos, because it is time, in Part One, Chapter 10?
(a) Stephanie Parsons.
(b) Jeremy Heldt.
(c) Lisa Sample.
(d) Steve Heldt.

2. After Jeremy receives a job offer from Bob Veatch, what does he tell his father he has to do first?
(a) Jeremy tells his father he has to talk to Sarah Jane at the Video Hut and possibly put in his notice.
(b) Jeremy argues that he is still unsure about the job, and that he wants his father to stop pressuring him.
(c) Jeremy decides that he will quit Video Hut immediately and start the new job.
(d) Jeremy tells his dad he will most likely decline Bob Veatch's offer and stay at Video Hut.

3. What revelation does Stephanie make about the scenes from the two videos?
(a) Stephanie cannot seem to figure out where the two scenes take place at.
(b) Stephanie determines that the setting is the same.
(c) Stephanie makes Jeremy watch the videos again to look for how the camera angles are the same.
(d) Stephanie is certain the same woman is in both scenes.

4. How old was Jeremy when his mother died?
(a) 20.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

5. Why does Sarah Jane tell Jeremy that she should have called him and let him come to work late according to Part One, Chapter 3?
(a) Sarah Jane wishes she would have called, because the roads are piled up with snow, and it is slow at Video Hut.
(b) Sarah Jane wishes she would have called Jeremy to let him know he did not have to come into work at all.
(c) Sarah Jane wishes she would have told Jeremy to stay home, so she could watch the strange videos in peace.
(d) Sarah Jane should have called Jeremy, because she is able to work at Video Hut alone that day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Stephanie visit Video Hut a second time?

2. What is in the picture Sarah Jane shows Lisa Sample?

3. How can Stephanie's demeanor be characterized during her meeting with Jeremy about the similarity of the videos?

4. What metaphor does the narrator make about snakes to people on Page 62?

5. When does Jeremy's mother, Linda, die according to Steve in Part One, Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the overall theme of the Quote that precedes the novel?

2. How is the first added scene of the movie "Targets" described? Why is it odd?

3. Why does Jeremy act casually about Steve having a new girlfriend?

4. What are some reasons for why it is mysterious that Sarah Jane moves into Lisa's farmhouse?

5. In Part One, Chapter 3, why does Jeremy decide to watch the malfunctioning videos, even though he usually throws them away?

6. Why is Jeremy hesitant to take the new job at Bob Veatch's company?

7. How does the suggestion that Steve keep a journal from his therapist, Ken Wahl, help Steve overcome some of his grief from losing his wife?

8. What reasons does Jeremy have for driving home from work in the evening instead of letting his boss, Sarah Jane, close the store for him?

9. When Sarah Jane drives to Video Hut from Collins, why does she want to arrive first?

10. How does Stephanie come to the conclusion that both edited scenes in "Target" and "She's All That" are from the same place?

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