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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. What did James do in Chapter 6 after he hit Nath?
(a) Locked the children outside.
(b) Hugged the children.
(c) Locked himself in his study.
(d) Kicked the television.

2. How long do the police say most missing-girl cases resolve themselves?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 48 hours.
(c) 72 hours.
(d) 36 hours.

3. 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) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) Month.
(d) 1 1/2 months.

4. In Chapter 3, when does Jack tell the police he last saw Lydia?
(a) Saturday morning.
(b) Monday evening.
(c) Monday afternoon.
(d) Sunday evening.

5. How old was Marilyn when Nath was in first grade?
(a) 29.
(b) 28.
(c) 30.
(d) 31.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Marilyn calls the high school to see if Lydia is in class, who answers the phone?

2. Where did Marilyn go to college?

3. What is Jack wearing when Nath and Hannah see him walk past the lake in Chapter 5?

4. What color uniforms did the men wear who packed up Marilyn's mother's house after Doris died?

5. Where did James go to college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why don't Nath's classmates see him again after the funeral?

2. Why did Marilyn's mother talk to her about her behavior in home economics class?

3. What does Hannah think Lydia would have seen on her last night as she steps out into the night?

4. What did everyone try to do after Marilyn returned the summer she disappeared, and how did the disappearance affect the family?

5. What photographs did Marilyn find when she cleaned out her mother's house after Doris' death?

6. How did Marilyn get rid of her mother's things?

7. What did James realize after Marilyn disappeared?

8. How does Jack treat girls?

9. Where did Marilyn go at the end of Chapter 4 and what did she plan to do?

10. In Chapter 1, what does Marilyn find when she goes to Lydia's room?

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