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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Miss Lynn Kilsem?
(a) The school secretary.
(b) The school social worker.
(c) The Spanish teacher.
(d) A new student.

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

3. Whose idea is the "Day of Grieving"?
(a) Mr. Lisbon's.
(b) Miss Arndt's.
(c) Mrs. Woodhouse's.
(d) Mr. Woodhouse's.

4. Where does Trip finally make contact with Lux?
(a) At lunchtime.
(b) In the parking lot.
(c) During math class.
(d) At Assembly.

5. What do the girls order to help them escape their boredom?
(a) Books.
(b) Catalogues.
(c) Records.
(d) The newspaper.

6. What major project is the Parks Department working on?
(a) Removing the diseased elm trees.
(b) Street sweeping.
(c) Filling potholes.
(d) Planting spring bulbs.

7. Which of these is not an observation made about Lux in the weeks following her removal from school?
(a) She seems to have a large sense of charity.
(b) She has lost weight.
(c) She has cold sores and is losing a patch of her hair.
(d) She seems to enjoy her activities upon the roof.

8. At the Lisbons' house, who sits next to Trip?
(a) Mr Lisbon.
(b) Bonnie.
(c) Mrs. Lisbon.
(d) Lux.

9. What do the boys find in the basement?
(a) Bonnie's body.
(b) Mary's body.
(c) The girls' trunk, opened.
(d) Lux's diary.

10. What appears in the window of Cecilia's old bedroom?
(a) A candle shrine.
(b) A stained-glass decoration.
(c) Easter decorations.
(d) A revolving Chinese lantern.

11. How do the girls reach out to the boys?
(a) They send a signed letter through the mail.
(b) They leave anonymous notes in mailboxes.
(c) They make prank phone calls.
(d) They contact them with Therese's radio.

12. What does Trip ask Mr. Lisbon during fourth period?
(a) For a college recommendation.
(b) For permission to marry Lux.
(c) For help with his science homework.
(d) For permission to take Lux to Homecoming.

13. What does Bonnie do outside the house each night?
(a) Has a chat with Uncle Tucker.
(b) Says a rosary for Cecilia.
(c) Takes a walk.
(d) Tends a small flower garden.

14. Who is Linda Perl?
(a) A teacher at the high school.
(b) A newspaper reporter.
(c) The girls' therapist.
(d) A friend of Mrs. Lisbon's.

15. What class does Lux Lisbon often skip with Julie Winthrop?
(a) Math.
(b) Art.
(c) English.
(d) Gym.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lux observed doing on the roof of the house?

2. What does Mr. Lisbon use paint cans for in Chapter 4?

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

4. Who visits Lux in the hospital?

5. What object appears randomly around the neighborhood, including under windshield wipers and between bicycle spokes?

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