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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. When did the girls quit asking Lydia to go to birthday parties or other activities?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Third Grade.
(c) Kindergarten.
(d) Fourth grade.

2. What record did Hannah give Lydia for Christmas that Lydia's liked to play over and over?
(a) Paul Simon.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) ELO.
(d) Peter Frampton.

3. Where does Marilyn see James' car parked toward the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Beneath a scrubby maple.
(b) Under an oak tree.
(c) Behind a shed.
(d) On the side of the road.

4. What swimming stroke does Nath use to get back to the shore?
(a) Side stroke.
(b) Breast stroke.
(c) Front crawl.
(d) Dog paddle.

5. What does Louisa give James to eat in Chapter 8, that she made herself?
(a) Fried rice.
(b) Pork buns.
(c) Spring rolls.
(d) Won tons.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would Nath visit Harvard?

2. What time did James take Nath to the airport when Nath flew to Harvard?

3. What color frosting did Marilyn use to write Lydia's name on her birthday cake?

4. From what airport did Nath fly?

5. What grade was Nath in when he persuaded the librarian to allow him to borrow books from the adults' section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What future did Marilyn see for Lydia?

2. What did Hannah experience the afternoon James was gone?

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

4. What did James tell Lydia was the most important thing to remember?

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

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

7. What did James say to Marilyn about being different when he came home and she confronted him about the affair?

8. Why did Lydia wear a pretty dress to school in Chapter 11?

9. How did Lydia think that Nath looked in his new paisley shirt?

10. What did Hannah do while Nath was gone?

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