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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 does the narrator see Miles fail to do with Jonah while he is watching them after Missy's death?
(a) Speak to him.
(b) Comfort him.
(c) Make him go to bed.
(d) Care for his hygiene.

2. Why does Miles tell Sarah he can no longer see her?
(a) He cannot believe she did not know all along.
(b) He cannot betray Missy that way.
(c) He cannot face holiday dinners facing his wife's killer.
(d) He cannot look at her and not think about Brian.

3. In Chapter 19, who tries to stop Miles from leaving the sheriff's office?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Brenda.
(c) Sims.
(d) Sarah.

4. What fascinates the narrator about what Miles is watching on television the last time he goes to watch him through the windows?
(a) Miles refuses to share these with Jonah.
(b) Miles could watch such things without crying.
(c) It is Missy, a Missy he has never seen or known.
(d) Missy would allow Miles to make such recordings of her.

5. Why did the narrator cover Missy with a blanket?
(a) To keep others from seeing her as he had.
(b) To hide her from passersby.
(c) To cover his crime.
(d) To keep her warm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 31, what does Miles tell Sarah that Charlie took from him?

2. In Chapter 22, who meets Charlie at the gates of Hailey State Prison?

3. In Chapter 35, what question tortures Miles most about Brian's confession?

4. In Chapter 20, what does Charlie tell Miles to do for the rest of the day?

5. What does Brian bring to Missy's grave each time he visits?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 27, whom does Sarah turn to for advice about Miles? What is Sarah most concerned about in regards to Miles?

2. What threats against Miles does the district attorney and the Timson family attorney make to Charlie?

3. How does Charlie react when he learns that Miles arrested Otis Timson?

4. What does Miles do during the arrest of Otis Timson that could come back to haunt him later?

5. Why does Sims Addison claim in Chapter 17 that he never wants to return to jail?

6. In Chapter 27, why does Miles lash out at Sarah?

7. In Chapter 26, when does Miles finally notice that Sarah has gone? Why does he notice?

8. In Chapter 20, where does Miles go after Charlie sends him home? What does he notice there?

9. Why does Miles tell Sarah he took the gun out of the gardening shed? Why does Miles say he can no longer see Sarah?

10. In Chapter 22, after visiting Earl Getlin, what conclusion does Charlie come to about Sims' statements?

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