View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Nath think it will take to heal from Lydia's death?
(a) Years.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) Months.

2. When was the investigation into Lydia's death closed?
(a) July 3.
(b) August 14.
(c) September 5.
(d) June 28.

3. In Chapter 8, what did Nath do after his father told Nath that he didn't know anything about Lydia's life?
(a) Punched the counter.
(b) Punched his dad.
(c) Threw food.
(d) Kicked a door.

4. In Chapter 9, what was Lydia's grade in physics?
(a) D.
(b) D+.
(c) C-.
(d) C+.

5. When did snow fall on Miami?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1971.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what grade did Lydia get on a physics text?

2. When James uses the Chinese words to describe the food Louisa offers him in Chapter 8, how long has it been since he has said a word in Chinese?

3. What was Carter's approval rating the day that Nath flew to Harvard?

4. Where did Lydia practice driving?

5. Why did James give Louisa a ride when he picked Lydia up from school in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Nath do after his parents argued about James' affair in Chapter 10?

2. How does James describe the buns Louisa made?

3. What were some things that happened in the ten years after Marilyn's disappearance?

4. Why did it bother Hannah when Lydia smiled after she came home from failing her test for her learner's permit?

5. What did July 3 represent to James?

6. How easy did Nath think it would be to free himself of his family?

7. Why did Nath view college as a jumping off point?

8. How did Lydia manage to pass biology?

9. What does James see at the dock of the lake near the fourth of July, and what did he do?

10. How does James try to forget that Lydia is dead?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 706 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample