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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapters 8-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What metaphor does the narrator make about snakes to people on Page 62?
(a) Snakes have to be cunning and smart; people have to approach life in the same way to survive.
(b) People are similar to snakes, because try to shed their skin or past experiences, yet those experiences are always with them.
(c) People and snakes both have to be free agents, shed their skin, and become new again.
(d) People move on without thinking of the events they have left behind in the same way a snake leaves its shed skin; it is not their fault for what is left behind.

2. At the start of the novel, why does Stephanie want Jeremy to talk to Sarah Jane, the owner of Video Hut?
(a) Stephanie asks Jeremy to tell Sarah Jane that a certain video does not work.
(b) Stephanie tells Jeremy to tell Sarah Jane to call her.
(c) Stephanie asks Jeremy to ask Sarah when she needs to return a video.
(d) Stephanie tells Jeremy to ask Sarah Jane when her next shift is.

3. When Jeremy opens Video Hut, what does he have to do first?
(a) Jeremy checks the database for tapes overdue.
(b) Jeremy tiles slot returns and returns cases to displays.
(c) Jeremy has to check the lights front and back.
(d) Jeremy must power up the register.

4. Why does Sarah Jane tell Jeremy that she should have called him and let him come to work late according to Part One, Chapter 3?
(a) Sarah Jane wishes she would have called Jeremy to let him know he did not have to come into work at all.
(b) Sarah Jane wishes she would have called, because the roads are piled up with snow, and it is slow at Video Hut.
(c) Sarah Jane should have called Jeremy, because she is able to work at Video Hut alone that day.
(d) Sarah Jane wishes she would have told Jeremy to stay home, so she could watch the strange videos in peace.

5. What is the name of the other video store Stephanie says she is going to visit after speaking with Jeremy?
(a) Collins Video.
(b) Iowa Local Video Store.
(c) Nevada Video Store.
(d) Hollywood Video.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jeremy's father, Steve, have dinner with at Spaghetti Works in Des Moines?

2. What is Sarah Jane's first conclusion after watching one of the video's unusual scenes in Part One, Chapter 5?

3. In the beginning Quote, what does the author compare "secret agents" to?

4. When Sarah Jane encounters Lisa Sample out in Collins at a farmhouse, what lie does she tell Lisa to gain access to seeing her shed?

5. What is Jeremy's father, Steve Heldt, doing when Jeremy returns home in Part One, Chapter 1?

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