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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the captain of the Nile?
(a) 17.
(b) 70.
(c) 57.
(d) 7.

2. Where does Lizzie get the money to watch people in snippets?
(a) Betty gives it to her.
(b) She begs for it.
(c) She works for it.
(d) She steals it.

3. What does Lizzie vow when she hears what her last word in life was?
(a) To never say that word again.
(b) To return to her life.
(c) To be tougher in her next life.
(d) To write about the experience.

4. What does Lucy think about the parents statements about Lizzie for comfort at the beginning of the book?
(a) She likes them.
(b) She doesn't believe them.
(c) She is angered by them.
(d) She is confused.

5. How does Lizzie take advantage of her invitation?
(a) She has her bunkmate get her ready.
(b) She goes to the Observation Desk.
(c) She falls asleep.
(d) She borrows a car.

6. How does Lizzie know how to dive?
(a) She studied it in school.
(b) She asked a fish.
(c) She learned when she was alive.
(d) She reads about it in Elsewhere.

7. What is the Sneaker Clause?
(a) A chance for the young to wear sneakers.
(b) The only way to age correctly in the land of the dead.
(c) A way to choose an occupation.
(d) Something that allows young people to return to Earth.

8. How does Lizzie feel when she wakes from her first dream in the land of the dead?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Confused.

9. What is Lucy?
(a) A girl.
(b) A cat.
(c) A bird.
(d) A dog.

10. Who first tells us Lizzie is dead?
(a) Chloe.
(b) Curtis.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Lizzie.

11. What is wrong with Lizzie's hair?
(a) It is very long.
(b) She has a wig.
(c) Her head is shaved.
(d) It is cut short.

12. Who talks with Lizzie on the Observation Deck?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Chloe.
(c) Curtis.
(d) Sandie.

13. What does Lizzie pray for in her bunk at the beginning of the book?
(a) For her dog to come to her.
(b) For her mother to wake her up.
(c) For the pain to stop.
(d) For her memories to return.

14. What did the girl with Lizzie at the beginning of the book die of?
(a) Drug overdose.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Gunshot wound.
(d) Illness.

15. What is designed to explain the rules of the land of the dead to newcomers?
(a) A song.
(b) A video.
(c) A book.
(d) A tour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lucy sad about at the beginning of the book?

2. What did Lizzie die of?

3. What does Lizzie ask her house mate to take her to after her job interview?

4. Where is Lizzie when she wakes up?

5. Where does Lizzie get the money for her diving equipment?

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