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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sarah react to Brian's admission to having been the one to kill Missy?
(a) With outrage.
(b) With relief.
(c) With shock and anger.
(d) With happiness.

2. In Chapter 37, what does Charlie imply he knows about Brian and Miles?
(a) Brian is Miles' new best friend.
(b) Brian is Jonah's real father.
(c) Brian is the cause of Miles' split with Sarah.
(d) Brian is Missy's killer and Miles let him go.

3. Who repeatedly calls to speak to Charlie after Otis Timson is arrested?
(a) Clyde Timson.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Otis' grandmother.
(d) The D.A.

4. What does the narrator think caused Missy's death?
(a) Her head hit a rock.
(b) She was impaled on a fence post.
(c) Her neck was broken.
(d) She had internal injuries.

5. What is the name of the road where Missy was hit?
(a) Lee Avenue.
(b) Madam Moore's Lane.
(c) Camellia Road.
(d) Main Street.

6. Does Earl corroborate Sims Addison's story about Otis Timson confessing to killing Missy Ryan?
(a) Partially.
(b) He refuses to speak.
(c) Yes.
(d) No.

7. In Chapter 17, what does the author say many people do in Sims' presence without thinking about it because of his appearance?
(a) Say private things.
(b) Forget to include him.
(c) Offer him drinks.
(d) Keep distance between them.

8. In Chapter 32, what is the first thing about Brian's story that makes Miles realize what Brian is telling him?
(a) His description of the winding curves of Madame Moore's Lane.
(b) His description of Missy's clothing.
(c) His mention of the dog.
(d) His mention of Rhett's Barbecue.

9. Miles questions Brian's sudden need to tell the truth because _______________.
(a) His story blames Missy for her own death.
(b) His story does not fit the facts.
(c) He waited two years.
(d) He seems to be looking for attention.

10. In Chapter 17, the author compare Sims Addison to what animal?
(a) A dog.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A bird.
(d) A rat.

11. In Chapter 34, whose fault was the accident between Miles and Wiggins?
(a) Wiggins.
(b) Brian.
(c) Miles.
(d) No one.

12. Charlie learns that Earl has made what claims against the prison system?
(a) They have treated him unfairly.
(b) They are at fault for his injury.
(c) They have failed to treat his health problems.
(d) They are holding him without benefit of trial.

13. What does Sarah say about Sims' and Earl's testimony concerning Otis' supposed confession?
(a) They did not hear such a thing.
(b) Someone else must have said it.
(c) Otis was joking, and they knew it.
(d) They heard it wrong.

14. In Chapter 22, Charlie learns that Earl claims __________set him up for his current conviction.
(a) Miles Ryan.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Otis Timson.
(d) Clyde Timson.

15. What does the narrator say he was waiting for in the weeks after Missy's death?
(a) To feel some kind of remorse.
(b) To die a horrible death.
(c) To be arrested.
(d) To be attacked by Miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury does Brian suffer in the accident with Miles?

2. Why does the narrator believe Miles has stopped looking at the case file on Missy's case after a year?

3. What decision does Charlie make about Miles' job?

4. In Chapter 18, why does the narrator say he failed to contact the police the day after Missy's death?

5. What does the D.A. tell Charlie will be a deciding factor in whether or not he files charges against Miles for police brutality?

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