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

2. What has happened to Billy's wife?
(a) She is in the hospital
(b) She is dead
(c) She is studying for her Master's
(d) She is living with her mother

3. What is Billy's wife's name?
(a) Lynda
(b) Lydia
(c) Laurie
(d) Louann

4. In what war did Billy serve?
(a) Vietnam
(b) World War II
(c) Korean War
(d) World War I

5. Who is Mitchell Stephens?
(a) A city councilman
(b) An attorney
(c) A coroner
(d) A funeral director

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Billy look at when he moves about his house?

2. What is Dolores' job?

3. What are the names of the Ansel twins?

4. For what is the area in #30 known?

5. How many sons does Dolores have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dolores mean by "living in a sweet hereafter?"

2. Explain Billy's relationship with death.

3. What is Nichole's opinion of a lawsuit her parents want to pursue?

4. What does Billy admit to thinking about as he follows the school bus on that fateful morning?

5. What is the basis for the affair between Billy and Risa Walker?

6. From whose perspective is Chapter 2 written?

7. What does Dolores find particularly sad about Billy Ansel?

8. Why is Billy a ghost in his own house?

9. What is Mitchell Stephenson's opinion about the bus crash being an accident?

10. Describe Nichole's feelings upon returning home after being hospitalized for so long.

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