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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. What do the Golds and Hartes do for Christmas 1993?
(a) Stay home.
(b) Go to Hawaii.
(c) Go to Canada.
(d) Take a ski trip.

2. What does Marrone do about her suspicions about Chris?
(a) Talk to the prosecutor.
(b) She talks to Jordan.
(c) She talks to Chris' mom.
(d) Nothing.

3. How does Melanie go to sleep the night of Emily's death?
(a) With the help of a sedative.
(b) She doesn't go to sleep.
(c) With the help of tea.
(d) With the help of alcohol.

4. How does Chris plead at court during his arraignment?
(a) Guilty.
(b) No contest.
(c) He doesn't get the opportunity to plead.
(d) Not guilty.

5. What does Chris do when he is single?
(a) Dates another girl.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Stalks Emily.
(d) Begs Emily to take him back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dream does Gus have after she returns home from her short separation from James?

2. Where do the Golds and Hartes go for Christmas 1993?

3. What does Chris dare Emily to do as a comeback for her dare at the sleepover?

4. Who arrives to dinner first at the beginning of the story?

5. Whom does James find at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Chris appear to be innocent?

2. How do the parents react to seeing Emily and Chris begin a relationship?

3. What happens to Chris and Emily in November 1997?

4. What makes it clear that Melanie is still grieving when she returns to work?

5. Why does Melanie latch onto the idea that Chris killed Emily?

6. What does Chris admit to bringing on his date with Emily?

7. Why does Gus try to keep the police from talking to Chris?

8. Why is Melanie unable to take part in funeral preparations?

9. How do Emily and Chris' needs contrast?

10. How does Melanie react to Chris' arrest?

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