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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. How old is James Lee?
(a) 43.
(b) 44.
(c) 45.
(d) 42.

2. When Marilyn's mother died, how long had it been since the two had talked?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 8 years.

3. In Chapter 6, by mid-May, how long had Marilyn been missing?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

4. How big is the city where Marilyn and her family live?
(a) 90,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 5,500.

5. When James took Nath to the pool in Chapter 4, what were the other children playing when they arrived?
(a) Dolphins and Sharks.
(b) Atomic Whirlpool.
(c) Marco Polo.
(d) F-i-s-h.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flowers did Marilyn have at her wedding?

2. What year did Marilyn go to college?

3. In 1966, what did school lunches cost?

4. In Chapter 5, where does Hannah hide while her parents argue after the police leave?

5. In Chapter 1, what time did Nath hear a radio in Lydia's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Marilyn meet James Lee?

2. What is the cemetery like in MIddlewood?

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

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

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

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

7. Why didn't the principal at Marilyn's high school want her to take shop?

8. How was James able to attend a private school for twelve years?

9. What did James realize after Marilyn disappeared?

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

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