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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 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.

2. Where does Jeremy tell his father Ezra was at after his car accident?
(a) Ezra is at the hospital.
(b) Ezra is at his cousin's house in Collins.
(c) Ezra is at home with his family.
(d) Ezra is at Lisa's farmhouse.

3. What is the last thing Steve wrote in his journal before taking it out and adding more now in Part Three, Chapter 4?
(a) "It feels dark a lot of the time" (151).
(b) "Linda I think Jeremy's hurt..." (151).
(c) "I can't lose Jeremy" (151).
(d) "Help me Linda..." (151).

4. Where does Lisa say that these other people from the videos went in Part Three, Chapter 2?
(a) "People you once knew who've gone somewhere" (149).
(b) "It's kind of strange" (148).
(c) "They're out there somewhere" (148).
(d) "I don't really know" (148).

5. Why does Jeremy have blood on his shirt when he arrives at Lisa's farmhouse at the start of Part Three?
(a) Jeremy helped Ezra out of the car when he crashed.
(b) Jeremy gave CPR to Ezra after his car accident.
(c) Jeremy crawled into Ezra's car to get Ezra's belongings out of the car.
(d) Jeremy received a severe burn while helping Ezra out of the car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the police say to Peter when he shows them Irene's card in Part Two, Chapter 6?

2. What game is Irene trying to teach Lisa at the start of Part Two, Chapter 2?

3. In what year does Peter propose to Irene?

4. Why do the wives in Crescent trade Fridays off watching the children on Fridays?

5. Why does Jeremy show up at Lisa farmhouse after witnessing the scene of Ezra's car accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why does Sarah Jane justify not providing Jeremy access to the phone at the farmhouse after Ezra's accident?

2. Upon Irene's first visit to Michael Christopher's church, what is his interpretation and the importance of the Bible verse from Luke?

3. What are some of the first signs that Irene is taking her new church very seriously, and that it may be beginning to take over her life?

4. When Irene leaves Bible study early and tells Peter it is because the others did not like the question she is asking, what sort of questions is Irene most likely asking that are controversial?

5. Using the quote, "...when she'd [Irene] gave no indication that anything unusual had happened or was about to happen or would continue happening without interruption in the days to follow" (127), what might the reader assume about Irene's disappearance?

6. How is Peter Sample's life described at the start of Part Two, Chapter 1? Do not use the exact information provided, but make inferences that can be drawn. Write in your own words.

7. How does Jeremy's lack of knowledge about Stephanie's apartment help him discover something critical about himself?

8. Why does Jeremy relate a weekend in Vegas to what happens to him at Lisa house in Part Three, Chapter 4?

9. Why is Sarah Jane truly concerned about Ezra's car accident?

10. How does Lisa explain her reasoning to Sarah Jane for taking the videos and adding the scenes into the movies?

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