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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what item does Miles offer to buy for Sarah in exchange for her work with Jonah?
(a) A meal out.
(b) A gross of crayons for the students.
(c) An English textbook.
(d) A fan.

2. In Chapter 4, how many witnesses does the unnamed narrator say there were to Missy's death?
(a) Dozens.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

3. In Chapter 5, what item does Miles say someone placed over Missy's body in the moments after the accident?
(a) A burlap sack.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A sheet.
(d) A jacket.

4. In Chapter 7, what does Miles find himself wondering about Sarah?
(a) The kind of movies she liked to watch.
(b) The kind of men she was attracted to.
(c) What she looked like fresh from bed.
(d) What her morning routine was like.

5. In Chapter 1, what one reason does Miles realize is stopping him from moving on with his life since Missy's death?
(a) Missy's death is still an unsolved case.
(b) Jonah.
(c) His obligations to his in-laws.
(d) The small town atmosphere and lack of single women.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, why does Sarah say her parents moved to New Bern several years before she did?

2. Who is Charlie Curtis?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Miles think Missy's reaction to Jonah's troubles would have been?

4. In what year was Jonah born?

5. What do the boys initially tell Miles they were hunting in the abandoned house?

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