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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else happens to make Peter think that Irene will not return home?
(a) The car is missing from the driveway.
(b) Irene's closets have been emptied.
(c) Irene has taken her Bible that is usually lying on her nightstand.
(d) The house is missing a cross that was hanging on the wall.

2. In Part Three, Chapter 2, while in Lisa's cellar, what question does Sarah Jane ask Lisa?
(a) Sarah Jane asks Lisa if she is going to throw away all her tapes.
(b) Sarah Jane asks Lisa why she has so many tapes.
(c) Sarah Jane asks Lisa if she is going to move back to Tama.
(d) Sarah Jane asks Lisa if she is happy living in her isolated farmhouse.

3. What does Irene give to the homeless man outside the Old Market in Part Two, Chapter 2?
(a) Change.
(b) Jacket.
(c) Cigarette.
(d) Food.

4. What conflict does Peter have at the start of Part Two, Chapter 4?
(a) Peter does not want to stay in Crescent, but he thinks Irene does.
(b) Peter wonders if Irene is properly taking care of Lisa.
(c) Peter feels that his wife is changing, but he cannot talk to her about it.
(d) Peter feels that his wife is starting to spend time away from home, and he wonders where she goes.

5. What advice does Pastor Brian, the Pastor from the Crescent church, give to Peter?
(a) Pastor Brian tells Peter to be patient.
(b) Pastor Brian tells he does not want to get involved in the situation.
(c) Pastor Brian tells Peter to move on with his life.
(d) Pastor Brian tells Peter to go to the church in Omaha.

6. Where does Irene want to live?
(a) Tama.
(b) Collins.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Crescent.

7. What does the tract, piece of paper, that the homeless man gives to Irene contain?
(a) A drawing of scenery.
(b) Poetry.
(c) His diary entries.
(d) Bible verses.

8. Why is Irene surprised when she attends a church in Council Bluffs?
(a) Irene is surprised, because the church is very beautiful and ornate.
(b) Irene is baffled, because she meets Michael Christopher, the homeless man, outside the church.
(c) Irene is puzzled about the large size of the congregation.
(d) Irene is surprised, because Michael Christopher, the homeless man she met earlier, is the pastor.

9. What best describe Peter's demeanor while courting Irene in Part Two, Chapter 1?
(a) Peter had an "easy touch...and pervasive mild formality" (90).
(b) Peter had a very chivalrous traditional tone, because he "lived alone and worked around cattle" (90).
(c) Peter was "conscious of not wanting to wear out his welcome" (90).
(d) Peter's demeanor was "obvious and awkward" (90).

10. What hopeful, but unlikely, situation does the narrator portray in regards to Irene and Lisa at the start of Part Three?
(a) Irene calls Lisa and they are together again.
(b) Irene returns to Peter and Lisa, and they are a family again.
(c) Irene never contacts Peter or Lisa again, and that Irene is happier with her new life.
(d) Irene falls in love with Michael Christoper and marries him.

11. How long has it been from the time Jeremy starts his new job in Part Three to when he visited Lisa's farmhouse shed?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 16 months.
(d) 1 year.

12. What is printed inside the Christmas card Lisa leaves?
(a) "There is a reason to celebrate the birth of Christ" (125).
(b) "Love is forever" (125).
(c) "There's a reason for the season" (125).
(d) "Christmas should be spent with family, because they are the most important" (125).

13. Why does Sarah Jane say that she is staying at Lisa's farmhouse?
(a) Sarah Jane says that she is trying to figure out why the videos were made.
(b) Sarah Jane says that she had a deep connection with Lisa and wants to be close to her.
(c) Sarah Jane says that Lisa needs all the help she can get.
(d) Sara Jane says that she is helping Lisa get ready to move.

14. Why does Sarah Jane immediately want to go to the scene of Ezra's car accident?
(a) Sara Jane wants to leave, so that Lisa will not get mad.
(b) Sarah Jane wants to go help Ezra, because he is obviously injured.
(c) Sarah Jane tells Jeremy she does not believe him, and so she wants to see for herself.
(d) Sarah Jane wants to get a lot of videos that she knows were in Ezra's car.

15. What justification does Irene make to Peter about moving back to Tama?
(a) Irene tells Peter that Tama will be a safer place to raise their daughter.
(b) Irene tells Peter that they can save money, because Tama is left expensive.
(c) Irene justifies moving to Tama, because there are more job opportunities.
(d) Irene tells Peter that they can move to Tama and open up their own business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lisa say that these other people from the videos went in Part Three, Chapter 2?

2. What is the last thing Steve wrote in his journal before taking it out and adding more now in Part Three, Chapter 4?

3. Whose life's background is the focus of Part Two, Chapter 1?

4. Why does Jeremy have blood on his shirt when he arrives at Lisa's farmhouse at the start of Part Three?

5. Where does Jeremy tell his father Ezra was at after his car accident?

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