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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Nath going to visit Harvard in Chapter 9?
(a) May 1 to May 4.
(b) April 29 to May 2.
(c) May 15 to May 19.
(d) April 12 to April 16.

2. What color frosting did Marilyn use to write Lydia's name on her birthday cake?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

3. What does Marilyn count as she tries to sleep the afternoon after Lydia's funeral?
(a) Blue forget-me-nots.
(b) Books.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Red poppies on her sheets.

4. What did the other students do when Marilyn was a sophomore in college and went to the lab?
(a) Urinated in her beakers.
(b) Stole her beakers.
(c) Broke her specimens.
(d) Ruined her experiments.

5. What did Marilyn like to read when the family went to the lake together?
(a) "New Yorker."
(b) Local newspaper.
(c) A novel.
(d) A mystery novel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lydia do when she went to her room after failing her test for her learner's permit?

2. Why did James give Louisa a ride when he picked Lydia up from school in Chapter 9?

3. When Nath's middle-school science class identified trees in the cemetery, what leaf did Tommy Reed get that no one else found?

4. Where is Marilyn when James comes home from Louisa's in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 5, what gum does Marilyn smell when she handles Lydia's backpack?

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