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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. On one of the first mornings that Sarah Jane stays at Lisa's in Part One, Chapter 12, she sees a picture on the wall that has been personalized with a note: What does the note say?
(a) At the bottom of the picture it read, "You already know a little about the business" (81).
(b) The picture had bold black writing at the type that stated, "Are you going back to get your things?" (81).
(c) The note reads, "You're always welcome back at Henry's! Love Irene" (81).
(d) The scribbled writing states, "The view in the morning is really something" (81).

2. Where has Stephanie Parsons received her Master's in education?
(a) University of Chicago.
(b) University of Iowa.
(c) Iowa State University.
(d) Las Vegas University.

3. Where do Jeremy and Stephanie meet up for lunch to discuss the video(s) in Part One?
(a) Gregory's Coffee House.
(b) Greg's Coffee House.
(c) At a local park, City Park.
(d) The Nevada Diner.

4. When Sarah Jane encounters Lisa Sample out in Collins at a farmhouse, what lie does she tell Lisa to gain access to seeing her shed?
(a) Sarah Jane says she needs to see the shed, because it is in one of Video Huts videos.
(b) Sarah Jane says she needs to see the shed, because Sarah Jane used to live there.
(c) Sarah Jane says she needs to see the shed for a college project.
(d) Sarah Jane says she needs to look at the shed, because her father is building a toolshed himself.

5. What does Jeremy state that he wants Steve's girlfriend to do?
(a) Jeremy requests that Steve's girlfriend stop trying to be Jeremy's mother.
(b) Jeremy states that he wants Steve's girlfriend to marry his father.
(c) Jeremy states that he wants Steve's girlfriend to take care of his dad.
(d) Jeremy says that Steve's girlfriend should leave them alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most insightful finding Jeremy makes about Sarah Jane's visit to Collins?

2. What does Jeremy confess to Sarah Jane about watching the video, "She's All That"?

3. What is the tone when Steve first introduces Jeremy to his new girlfriend, Shauna?

4. 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?

5. What advice does Stephanie give to Jeremy during their meeting in Part One, Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the start of the novel, what is Jeremy's reaction when Stephanie Parson's returns a video?

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

3. What metaphor does the narrator make about snakes in Part One, Chapter 10? How does this metaphor apply to greater themes in the novel?

4. How does Sarah Jane respond to the videos after she views them?

5. In Part One, Chapter 7, the narrator provides reasons for why a person would live in a farmhouse. How does this description of setting connect to a greater theme?

6. What does Jeremy do after his father goes to sleep at the end of Part One, Chapter 4? Why does he do it?

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

8. What are Jeremy's excuses for not contacting the police after admitting the videos have similarities and are violent?

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

10. Why does Sarah Jane go to the farmhouse in Collins after viewing the videos? How does Sarah Jane know how to locate the farmhouse?

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