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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. Why does Sarah Jane immediately want to go to the scene of Ezra's car accident?
(a) Sarah Jane tells Jeremy she does not believe him, and so she wants to see for herself.
(b) Sarah Jane wants to get a lot of videos that she knows were in Ezra's car.
(c) Sarah Jane wants to go help Ezra, because he is obviously injured.
(d) Sara Jane wants to leave, so that Lisa will not get mad.

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

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

4. What advice does Pastor Brian, the Pastor from the Crescent church, give to Peter?
(a) Pastor Brian tells Peter to go to the church in Omaha.
(b) Pastor Brian tells he does not want to get involved in the situation.
(c) Pastor Brian tells Peter to be patient.
(d) Pastor Brian tells Peter to move on with his life.

5. Why does Sarah Jane say that she is staying at Lisa's farmhouse?
(a) Sara Jane says that she is helping Lisa get ready to move.
(b) Sarah Jane says that she is trying to figure out why the videos were made.
(c) Sarah Jane says that Lisa needs all the help she can get.
(d) Sarah Jane says that she had a deep connection with Lisa and wants to be close to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What game is Irene trying to teach Lisa at the start of Part Two, Chapter 2?

2. What is Jeremy's co-worker surprised to find out about Jeremy in Part Three?

3. How does the narrator describe children in Part Two, Chapter 6?

4. In reality, what happens after Irene's disappearance?

5. Where does Ezra's car end up during the accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. 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?

5. The story shifts to the future as Jeremy works his new job and demolishes a shed. It ends by saying, "The shock of the impact, the satisfying crunch of boards cracking under hard steel, the muffled sounds of everything inside being quickly crumpled into unrecognizable pulp" (160). What does Jeremy's illustration say about his past experience in Lisa's shed? In what ways does the account provide further insight into Jeremy's development as a character?

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

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

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

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

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

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