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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. From where does Miles hear gunfire?

2. What one concern does Charlie have about Miles' relationship with Sarah?

3. Who is Mrs. Knowlson?

4. In Chapter 14, what reason does Sarah give for delaying introducing Miles to her family?

5. In Chapter 5, why does Miles think Missy's killer ran from the scene of the accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Miles do the day Missy died rather than stay home and care for the lawn as she asked? What were the last words he said to her that day?

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

3. What caused the demise of Sarah's marriage? How does she feel about this?

4. How does Miles deal with Jonah's many nightmares?

5. Why does Sarah tell Miles in Chapter 3 that she does not usually tutor students herself but will make an exception in this case?

6. How does Sarah react to the news that her ex-husband is planning to remarry? Why does she react this way?

7. What does the unnamed narrator in Chapter 4 tell the reader kept Miles from looking for Missy on the day of her death when she was late coming home? Who told Miles about Missy's accident?

8. In Chapter 7, why does Miles suddenly feel pressured to ask Sarah out? Why does he not do it?

9. In Chapter 12, what does Miles tell Sarah about Missy? How does Sarah respond?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Sarah invite Miles and Jonah to have Thanksgiving with her family? What do Sarah's parents think of Miles and Jonah? What is Sarah's relationship like with Brian, her brother? How does Brian react to meeting Miles and Jonah? What explanation does the reader infer from this reaction? Later, what makes Miles think he might like to marry Sarah someday? How does this realization make Miles feel about Missy? What impact might this have on Jonah? Is Sarah aware of the depth of Miles' feelings? How does the reader know this?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Sarah Andrews? Why does the author immediately introduce her divorce and the cause for it? What impact might such a situation have on a future relationship for Sarah? Does this situation impact Sarah's ability to be a romantic partner, to be a mother? What does Sarah think of Jonah Ryan? Why is Sarah concerned about him? Is what happened to Jonah a common occurrence? Why does Sarah think the previous teachers did Jonah a disservice? Did they? What does Sarah's opinion of Jonah and his situation say about Sarah as a teacher? About Sarah as a person?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Charlie take Miles' guns and his case file in Missy's death? What is Charlie afraid Miles will do? Does the reader think Miles is capable of such an act? Why does Miles later find a gun that he had hidden away? What does Miles plan to do with this gun? Would killing the person responsible really make things easier for Miles in regards to Missy's death? Would Missy have wanted him to do such a thing? What would happen to Jonah? Would Charlie be able to arrest Miles for such an act?

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