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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Nath's middle-school science teacher who took the class on field trips to the cemetery?
(a) Mr. Davidson.
(b) Mrs. Westford.
(c) Mrs. Andrews.
(d) Mr. Rexford.

2. When Nath's middle-school science class identified trees in the cemetery, what leaf did Tommy Reed get that no one else found?
(a) Sassafras.
(b) Hickory.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Ash.

3. When did James' parents move to Iowa?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1939.

4. What is the name of the older police officer who talks with the Lees in Chapter 5?
(a) Fiske.
(b) Smythe.
(c) Roberts.
(d) Williams.

5. Where had Nathan gone for four days in Chapter 1?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Grandparents.
(c) Class trip.
(d) Yale.

6. In Chapter 1, what time did Nath hear a radio in Lydia's room?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dawn.
(c) 11:30 p.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

7. In Chapter 5, which stair at Hannah's house squeaks?
(a) Third.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Fourth.

8. When James was a child, how long had his mother been sick with the flu when the family had to turn off the heat?
(a) 1 1/2 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) Month.

9. In Chapter 3, how long has Jack lived down the street from the Lee's house?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 5 years.

10. Where did Marilyn go to high school?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Virginia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Massachusetts.

11. What is the only light Hannah can see when she sneaks out of the house in Chapter 5?
(a) Light from a neighbor's patio door.
(b) From a streetlight.
(c) A lamp in Mr. Jones' window.
(d) Mrs. Allen's front-door light.

12. What is the dates at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) July 11, 1979.
(b) August 21, 1981.
(c) April 10, 1984.
(d) May 3, 1977.

13. When Marilyn was missing, what was the only thing in the house that reminded Lydia of her mother?
(a) Her mother's room.
(b) Red cookbook.
(c) Picture on the wall.
(d) Apron.

14. What did James and Nath do one weekend while Marilyn was gone cleaning out her mother's house?
(a) Went to a movie.
(b) Played basketball.
(c) Went to the Y.
(d) Played baseball.

15. What was the only thing Marilyn wanted to keep when she went through her mother's things after her mother died?
(a) Mother's gold ring.
(b) Twelve setting of china.
(c) Pearl bracelet from Marilyn's father.
(d) Betty Crocker cookbook.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is the cemetery from Marilyn and James' home?

2. What time of day did Marilyn call home when she had been gone for two weeks?

3. Where did Marilyn go to college?

4. How old was Lydia when she received her first diary as a Christmas gift?

5. What was Lydia wearing when she was last seen?

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