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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 is on the porch when Jeremy and Stephanie arrive at Lisa's farmhouse?
(a) Lisa Sample.
(b) Sarah Jane.
(c) Peter Sample.
(d) Ezra.

2. In Part Two, Chapter 1, what is the topic of the argument the Samples and Peter are having?
(a) The Samples and Peter argue about whether or not Peter should quit his job.
(b) The Samples and Peter argue about how Peter and Lisa should raise their children.
(c) The Samples and Peter argue about where Peter and Lisa should live.
(d) The Samples and Peter argue about when Peter and Lisa will get married.

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

4. Why does Stephanie want to go out to Collins in Part Three, Chapter 3?
(a) Stephanie likes Jeremy and wants to spend time with him.
(b) Stephanie wants to expose Lisa for who she really is.
(c) Stephanie knows there are bad things happening there.
(d) Stephanie wants adventure, but she does not want it to be messy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What else happens to make Peter think that Irene will not return home?

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

3. What do the police say to Peter when he shows them Irene's card in Part Two, Chapter 6?

4. What does Irene say in the letter she sends two weeks after she goes missing in Part Two, Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Upon Irene's first visit to Michael Christopher's church, what is his interpretation and the importance of the Bible verse from Luke?

2. How is Peter Sample's life described at the start of Part Two, Chapter 1? Do not use the exact information provided, but make inferences that can be drawn. Write in your own words.

3. Why is Sarah Jane truly concerned about Ezra's car accident?

4. How does Jeremy's lack of knowledge about Stephanie's apartment help him discover something critical about himself?

5. How does Lisa initially respond to her mother's disappearance?

6. When Irene leaves Bible study early and tells Peter it is because the others did not like the question she is asking, what sort of questions is Irene most likely asking that are controversial?

7. How and why does Sarah Jane justify not providing Jeremy access to the phone at the farmhouse after Ezra's accident?

8. Irene places the tract given to her by pastor Michael Christopher in her pocket and then in the "anything drawer" at the house. Why does Irene's placement of the tract give it more meaning?

9. Why does Jeremy relate a weekend in Vegas to what happens to him at Lisa house in Part Three, Chapter 4?

10. In what ways is Irene's new married life in Crescent different from when she lived in Tama? How does the move emotionally affect her?

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