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

2. Billy has begun to _____________ death.

3. Why can the eye witness not able to say what happened in the bus crash?

4. What is the temperature on the morning when Dolores starts her story?

5. Who is the bus passenger who has a learning disability?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the weather conditions on that fateful day?

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

3. Who is the first narrator and what does she first relate in the story?

4. Who comes to Dolores' aid as she struggles with Abbott's wheelchair in the grandstand?

5. What are the underlying reasons for Mitchell's drive for justice for the people of Sam Dent?

6. What is the course of Billy and Risa's affair?

7. Why does Nichole feel comfortable with Mitchell Stephens?

8. From whose perspective is Chapter 5 written?

9. Describe Nichole's new bedroom.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in the story have suffered much loss even prior to the bus crash. Cite at least three examples of loss experienced by some of the characters and support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Billy Ansel's relationship with death. What is his experience with it? How does he view it now in light of so much of it in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Develop a character study of Dolores Driscoll. What are her physical traits? What motivates her? What are her personal characteristics?

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