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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does Sarah say she once enjoyed doing at the bistros in the big city?

2. On what type of tour do Sarah and Miles go on?

3. In Chapter 5, what item does Miles say someone placed over Missy's body in the moments after the accident?

4. From where does Miles hear gunfire?

5. Who is Mrs. Knowlson?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, for what reason does Sarah think that Jonah has become so far behind in his class work? What does she think of that?

2. Why does Sarah show up at Jonah's soccer game one Saturday at the end of Chapter 7? How does Miles react?

3. Why does the unnamed narrator tell the reader he went to Missy's funeral?

4. In Chapter 13, what story does Miss Harkins tell Sarah and Miles?

5. In Chapter 9, Jonah is convinced Miles and Miss Andrews are going to get married because they are going on a date. How does Miles handle this situation?

6. Why does Miles think he is not the type of man who can be alone? What is it Miles misses most about being married?

7. Who does the unnamed narrator say this story is about? Why does he preface this by telling the reader all about Missy Ryan?

8. In Chapter 13, Miles asks Sarah about living in the big city. What does Sarah tell him? How does he react?

9. Why does Brenda insist on talking with Sarah about Miles? What does Brenda tell Sarah about Miles?

10. What reason does Sarah give for inviting Miles and Jonah to her family home for Thanksgiving dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following themes in an essay:

1) Love.

2) Family.

3) Grief.

4) Moving On.

Essay Topic 2

What is Miles' job? How does the author introduce this occupation to the reader? Is Miles good at his job? Why does Miles let two boys go after he catches them shooting owls in an abandoned house? Why did the author include this scene in his book? What does this scene say about Miles? What does it say about Miles as a sheriff's deputy? Later, why does the author have Miles be the deputy who arrests Sims Addison? What impact does this arrest have on Miles? What information does Sims give to Miles? What might Sims have done if it had been different deputy who arrested him that night? Why did Sims wait so long to come forward with this information?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Miles accuse Sarah of having known of Brian's role in Missy death all along? What does Miles think Sarah was trying to do? Why did Miles push Sarah away? Why did Miles say that he could not be with Sarah after learning the truth about Brian? Did Miles still blame Sarah in some way? Why does Miles take Jonah and go away for a while at the end of the book? What was the meaning of the two candles that Sarah sees in her window later? What does this suggest about Miles and Sarah's relationship after the close of the book?

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