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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Dolores' bus kept?
(a) City garage
(b) Truck stop
(c) Barn
(d) School lot

2. What does Dolores need to do before her afternoon school run?
(a) Get a haircut
(b) Get gas
(c) Put chains on the tires
(d) Go to the grocery

3. Every morning, the Ansel twins' father ______________________________.
(a) Goes to the gym
(b) Goes back to bed
(c) Follows the bus and waves to his daughters
(d) Goes to church

4. How many sons does Dolores have?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

5. Which of the following is not one of Risa's problems?
(a) Death of a child
(b) Alcohol abuse
(c) Financial problems
(d) Collapsed marriage

6. With what has Billy become all too familiar?
(a) Taxes
(b) Alcohol
(c) Death
(d) Child care

7. With whom has Billy Ansel been having an affair?
(a) Susan MacKenzie
(b) Maddie Evans
(c) Risa Walker
(d) Dolores Driscoll

8. What are the names of the Ansel twins?
(a) Jessica and Mason
(b) Maddie and Mason
(c) Jessica and Jason
(d) Maggie and Mason

9. Who is the first narrator to tell the story?
(a) Dodie Duchamps
(b) Dolores Driscoll
(c) Debbie Dent
(d) DeDe Diamond

10. How does Billy deal with his grief?
(a) Sex
(b) Drugs
(c) Work
(d) Alcohol

11. Billy knew that it was not just his wife who died but _________________________.
(a) Hope for the future
(b) Unconditional love
(c) Happiness
(d) Who he was in her eyes

12. Most people in town say that __________________________.
(a) Dolores had a heart attack
(b) Dolores' bus was run off the road by bikers
(c) Dolores Driscoll was drunk
(d) They knew something like this wold happen someday

13. Which of the following did not happen to the bus in the crash?
(a) Slid into icy water
(b) Caught on fire
(c) Swerved off the road
(d) Went over an embankment

14. Who is the Ansel twins' father?
(a) Bo
(b) Bobby
(c) Billy
(d) Brian

15. How long has Dolores lived in this town?
(a) 6 months
(b) 3 years
(c) 22 years
(d) 13 years

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dolores do when she passes her house?

2. What does the character in #2 think she saw on the road on that fateful morning?

3. Where had Risa been waiting for Billy?

4. Which family is Dolores' first stop on her route?

5. What does Dolores do when she sees the dog?

(see the answer keys)

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