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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a condition of the girls' attendance at the Homecoming dance?
(a) They all have to have dates.
(b) They have to drive to the dance with their parents.
(c) They have to be home by 11 p.m.
(d) Mr. Lisbon is a dance chaperone.

2. What does Mrs. Lisbon force Lux to destroy?
(a) Her rock and roll records.
(b) Some of her books.
(c) Her makeup.
(d) Her sexy clothing.

3. What happens to Mr. Lisbon over Christmas vacation?
(a) He buys a new car.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He learns to ski.
(d) He leaves his job.

4. What do Lux and Julie do instead of going to class?
(a) Meet boys behind the school.
(b) Read magazines.
(c) Go out for coffee.
(d) Smoke cigarettes.

5. When the boys find Muffie Perry, what is she doing?
(a) Tending her grandmother's orchids.
(b) Knitting sweaters for her grandchildren.
(c) Teaching piano lessons.
(d) Caring for a houseful of cats.

6. What is Lux wearing when she climbs into Trip's car?
(a) A sundress.
(b) A coat.
(c) A flannel nightgown.
(d) Pants and a sweater.

7. What do the men of the neighborhood try to remove?
(a) The Lisbons' fence.
(b) A stone wall.
(c) A dying elm tree.
(d) A rusted-out car.

8. What kind of music does Mrs. Lisbon listen to?
(a) Folk.
(b) Classical.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Gospel.

9. What do Trip and Lux do under the bleachers?
(a) Make love.
(b) Drink peach schnapps.
(c) Smoke cigarettes.
(d) Dance.

10. Which girl keeps watch for the boys?
(a) Bonnie.
(b) Therese.
(c) Lux.
(d) Mary.

11. What does Mr. Lisbon use paint cans for in Chapter 4?
(a) Storing tools.
(b) Watering plants.
(c) Mixing paint.
(d) Catching water leaks.

12. When the boys get to the Lisbon house, who is waiting for them?
(a) Therese.
(b) Bonnie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Lux.

13. What do the Lisbons do with the flowers they receive?
(a) They give them to hospital patients.
(b) They put them in vases.
(c) They leave them to rot.
(d) They dry them.

14. What do the Lisbons and Trip watch on TV?
(a) A Disney program.
(b) Baseball.
(c) The news.
(d) A concert.

15. What does Mr. Lisbon often bring home for his daughters?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Magazines.
(c) Records.
(d) Comic books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys see Mary bring into her bedroom a few nights after their extended telephone exchange?

2. What does Trip do in his car during the day?

3. Whose car do the boys take to the dance?

4. What class does Lux Lisbon often skip with Julie Winthrop?

5. Where is Lux Lisbon's body found?

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