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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. In Chapter 1, what time did Hannah remember a door closing in the night and a figure crossing the lawn?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

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

3. 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) Hickory.
(c) Ash.
(d) Sassafras.

4. How many minutes is it from James and Marilyn's house to the bank and grocery store?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

5. What radio station does Lydia's father listen to on the way to work in Chapter 1?
(a) KIOA.
(b) WXKP.
(c) KNAC.
(d) WOLD.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, where does Hannah notice that her father has a hole in his sock?

2. What does Marilyn count as she tries to sleep the afternoon after Lydia's funeral?

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

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

5. By July, how long had Marilyn been gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was it like at the lake when the whole family went?

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

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

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

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

6. What did Marilyn's college advisor say when he say her first year class schedule?

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

8. How does Hannah feel about Lydia leaving and how might she have felt if she knew about her mother's disappearance?

9. How does Jack treat girls?

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

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