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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. In what state does Dolores live?
(a) Illinois
(b) Texas
(c) Massachusetts
(d) New York

2. In what city does Dolores live?
(a) Sam Houston
(b) Sam Spade
(c) Sam Dent
(d) Sam Adams

3. What did Billy do the night before his children's funeral?
(a) Left town
(b) Had a nervous breakdown
(c) Got drunk
(d) Looked at the mangled school bus

4. Where had Risa been waiting for Billy?
(a) Room 11 of the motel
(b) An abandoned shack
(c) The Howard Johnson's coffee shop
(d) Her house

5. Who was the only eye witness to the bus crash?
(a) Billy Ansel
(b) Bud Shepard
(c) Will Evans
(d) Mr. Otto

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Risa's husband?

2. What are the names of the Ansel twins?

3. Which of the theories do the people in town not offer up?

4. Where is Dolores' bus kept?

5. With what has Billy become all too familiar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the reactions when Nichole lies about Dolores on the witness stand?

2. What is Dolores' reputation and why does she take such pride in it?

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

4. How does Dolores manage her life after the bus crash?

5. Describe how Dolores takes great care in her job as bus driver.

6. What are Nichole's reactions when she learns that she has a new bedroom?

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

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

9. Explain how Nichole has divided her life.

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

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