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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. How long after they have dinner do Jo and Daniel get married?
(a) Three months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) The next day.
(d) A year.

2. Who cleans the murder scene at the house?
(a) Licia.
(b) Duncan.
(c) Sara.
(d) Larry.

3. How does Jo know the person in #18?
(a) He is a local celebrity.
(b) He is a famous author.
(c) He is a member of her country club.
(d) They lived in a group house in college.

4. What does Jo say will be necessary to keep the dog alive?
(a) Strong antibiotics.
(b) Nothing can save the dog.
(c) Emergency surgery.
(d) More dedicated time and care.

5. What does the police officer initially speculate about Dana's murder?
(a) She was killed by a random drive-by.
(b) She was killed by a jealous lover.
(c) She was killed by a drug dealer.
(d) She must have surprised a burglar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Dana seem to become jealous regarding Licia?

2. Whom do the police first question about Dana's murder?

3. Where does Jo's mother live?

4. Chapter 3 uses what literary technique to show events that happened in the past?

5. What is Jo's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Licia seem to fit in so well with the group members who seem to have no real plans?

2. What are the circumstances in which Jo meets Daniel?

3. What is the premise of WHILE I WAS GONE?

4. Who is Dana, and how does Licia (Jo) meet her?

5. How does Jo confuse Jean Bennett when telling her how Jo knows Jean's husband, Eli Mayhew?

6. What happens to the dynamics in the group house after Dana's death?

7. Who are Jo and Daniel's daughters and how are they different from each other?

8. How do Jo and Daniel reconnect and then marry?

9. What does Dana think Licia might be when she catches Licia in lies?

10. How well does Licia adapt to living in the group house?

(see the answer keys)

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