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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. What best describe Peter's demeanor while courting Irene in Part Two, Chapter 1?
(a) Peter had an "easy touch...and pervasive mild formality" (90).
(b) Peter's demeanor was "obvious and awkward" (90).
(c) Peter was "conscious of not wanting to wear out his welcome" (90).
(d) Peter had a very chivalrous traditional tone, because he "lived alone and worked around cattle" (90).

2. What else happens to make Peter think that Irene will not return home?
(a) The house is missing a cross that was hanging on the wall.
(b) Irene has taken her Bible that is usually lying on her nightstand.
(c) The car is missing from the driveway.
(d) Irene's closets have been emptied.

3. 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 how Peter and Lisa should raise their children.
(c) The Samples and Peter argue about whether or not Peter should quit his job.
(d) The Samples and Peter argue about where Peter and Lisa should live.

4. What do the police say to Peter when he shows them Irene's card in Part Two, Chapter 6?
(a) "I'm sure that she will be home soon. This happens all the time" (132).
(b) "We need to wait 72 hours before we do anything" (132).
(c) "This really isn't much to go on" (132).
(d) "We can't help you" (132).

5. Why is Jeremy's father, Steve, so inquisitive about Ezra's car accident?
(a) Steve wants to know if the car accident was similar to Linda, his wife's, car accident.
(b) Ezra is such a good friend of Jeremy's, and Steve is concerned.
(c) Ezra drinks, and Steve wonders if that is why he crashed his car.
(d) Steve is close with Ezra's parents, and so he wants him to be safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away was Ezra's car accident from Lisa's house?

2. Why does Irene leave Wednesday Bible study early?

3. What does Irene draw next to her signature in the Christmas card?

4. What connection do Irene and the woman discover at the movie theater?

5. When Peter inquires about Irene attending a new church, what does Irene tell him?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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.

6. How does Lisa explain her reasoning to Sarah Jane for taking the videos and adding the scenes into the movies?

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

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

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

10. 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?

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