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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. How much time elapses between the first Lisbon girl's attempt at suicide and the last Lisbon girl's attempt?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Thirteen months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

2. Who finds Cecilia's body first?
(a) Cecilia's sisters.
(b) Mr. Lisbon.
(c) Mrs. Lisbon.
(d) Paul Baldino.

3. Where is Dominic from?
(a) France.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Greece.
(d) Italy.

4. Which sister has her own bedroom?
(a) Mary.
(b) Therese.
(c) Cecilia.
(d) Bonnie.

5. How does Cecilia first attempt suicide?
(a) Slitting her wrists.
(b) Jumping out of her window.
(c) Taking sleeping pills.
(d) Hanging herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times is Dominic Palazzano mentioned in Cecilia's diary?

2. What does Mr. Lisbon find Cecilia doing in preparation for the party?

3. Which Lisbon girl is thought of as "the weird sister"?

4. On what kind of "tour" is Mr. Lisbon taken on in Chapter 2?

5. What do the paramedics do first upon arriving at the Lisbon house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the cemetery where Cecilia's service is held look like?

2. Who was Dominic Palazzano and what was his part in Cecilia's story?

3. How does the Lisbon girls' party differ from other parties the boys have attended?

4. Describe Cecilia's ascent from the party to her bedroom.

5. What does Cecilia look like in her coffin?

6. How did it happen that Paul Baldino found Cecilia in the bathtub?

7. What does Peter Sissen find in the Lisbon girls' bathroom?

8. Name three events the boys read about in Cecilia's diary.

9. When Peter Sissen reports back to the boys about his time inside the Lisbon house, what does Paul Baldino vow to do?

10. What major revelation do the boys have upon entering the Lisbon girls' party?

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