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

2. When Marilyn went through her mother's things after her mother died, how many photos of herself and her mother did Marilyn find?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Too many to count.
(c) 20-30.
(d) 0.

3. How old was Lydia?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

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

5. What is Jack wearing when Nath and Hannah see him walk past the lake in Chapter 5?
(a) White T-shirt.
(b) White dress shirt.
(c) Long-sleeved gray shirt.
(d) Faded blue T-shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event did Nath view on TV when his mother was gone?

2. What is the name of the older police officer who talks with the Lees in Chapter 5?

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

4. What is Louisa's apartment number?

5. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Marilyn remember Lydia doing when she was eleven months old?

2. What did the realtor tell Marilyn and James when they first moved to Middlewood?

3. What was the only thing Marilyn kept from her mother's house and why?

4. What did the local newspaper say about Lydia after her funeral?

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

6. Why did James insist on a closed casket?

7. In what ways do Marilyn and Lydia look alike?

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

9. How did Marilyn meet James Lee?

10. In Chapter 3, what did Marilyn imagine it would be like when she died?

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