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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. Even though it was none of his business, what does Jeremy ask Sarah Jane after they leave the scene of the accident at the start of Part Three?
(a) Jeremy asks Sarah Jane to explain why she is so persistent to go to the scene of the car accident.
(b) Jeremy asks Sarah Jane what is going on at Lisa's farmhouse.
(c) Jeremy asks Sarah Jane why she is living at Lisa's farmhouse.
(d) Jeremy asks Sarah Jane why she had asked Ezra to come to Lisa's farmhouse.

2. Where does Lisa say that these other people from the videos went in Part Three, Chapter 2?
(a) "People you once knew who've gone somewhere" (149).
(b) "They're out there somewhere" (148).
(c) "I don't really know" (148).
(d) "It's kind of strange" (148).

3. What does Irene miss most when Peter and she moves to Crescent?
(a) Her mother, Irene.
(b) Her father, Harold.
(c) The vast fields and open spaces.
(d) Henry's Drive-In.

4. 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 when Peter and Lisa will get married.
(b) The Samples and Peter argue about whether or not Peter should quit his job.
(c) The Samples and Peter argue about where Peter and Lisa should live.
(d) The Samples and Peter argue about how Peter and Lisa should raise their children.

5. Why is Irene surprised when she attends a church in Council Bluffs?
(a) Irene is surprised, because Michael Christopher, the homeless man she met earlier, is the pastor.
(b) Irene is baffled, because she meets Michael Christopher, the homeless man, outside the church.
(c) Irene is puzzled about the large size of the congregation.
(d) Irene is surprised, because the church is very beautiful and ornate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sarah Jane immediately want to go to the scene of Ezra's car accident?

2. What did Lisa do for the other people who stayed at the farmhouse?

3. What is the name of Jeremy's future new co-worker at Veatch and Son?

4. When Sarah Jane asks Lisa where she got all the videos, what does Lisa say?

5. Why does Stephanie want to go out to Collins in Part Three, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Jeremy and Stephanie surprised to meet Lisa on her porch when they travel there in the middle of the night?

2. Using the quote, "...when she'd [Irene] gave no indication that anything unusual had happened or was about to happen or would continue happening without interruption in the days to follow" (127), what might the reader assume about Irene's disappearance?

3. What are some of the first signs that Irene is taking her new church very seriously, and that it may be beginning to take over her life?

4. How does Irene view Peter Sample's courtship? What brings her to marry Peter, even though internally she has reservations?

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

6. 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?

7. 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.

8. In Part Three, Chapter 1, what are the two versions of where Irene may be according to the narrator? How do the different stories leave out any definite information?

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

10. 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?

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