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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 does Marilyn do in Chapter 5 after James leaves for his ten o'clock class?
(a) Runs to her room.
(b) Rushes to the bathroom.
(c) Throws a tea cup.
(d) Shatters a bowl.

2. When do the police find Lydia?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Wednesday.

3. What scent nearly makes Marilyn throw up during Lydia's funeral?
(a) Lilacs.
(b) Roses.
(c) Hyacinths.
(d) Lilies.

4. In Chapter 5, how many weeks has Hannah been practicing with the lock on the front door?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 4 weeks.

5. How old was Lydia when she received her first diary as a Christmas gift?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how long has Jack lived down the street from the Lee's house?

2. In Chapter 3, how long does Nath stay at the cemetery after his family leaves?

3. What did Marilyn like to read when the family went to the lake together?

4. When Mrs. Allen, a neighbor, asked James how long Marilyn would be gone, what did he tell her?

5. In Chapter 5, which stair at Hannah's house squeaks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the cemetery like in MIddlewood?

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

3. What did Nath become obsessed with while his mother was gone?

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

5. In Chapter 1, when does Marilyn call and tell her husband that Lydia is missing?

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

7. How did Nath and Lydia spend their days while their mother was gone?

8. How does Jack treat girls?

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

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

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