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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 9, on what topic did Lydia have to write a 2,000-word English essay?
(a) Twain.
(b) Frost.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Faulkner.

2. Where was Marilyn when James came home at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Backyard.
(c) Lydia's room.
(d) At the grocery store.

3. When did Jack start to teach Lydia to drive?
(a) February.
(b) May.
(c) March.
(d) April.

4. What type of tea did Marilyn drink at breakfast the morning Nath flew to Harvard?
(a) Herbal.
(b) Green.
(c) Oolong.
(d) Black.

5. Who was Lydia's physics teacher?
(a) Mr. Kelly.
(b) Mr. Washington.
(c) Mr. Andrews.
(d) Mr. Livingston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one way that James finds refuge in Chapter 8?

2. What does Hannah see when she comes down in the morning in Chapter 12?

3. What time is it when Marilyn sends Hannah upstairs to bed in Chapter 12?

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

5. What design did Marilyn use for Lydia's birthday cake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lydia and Jack do when they spent time together?

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

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

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

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

6. What did July 3 represent to James?

7. How did Lydia manage to pass biology?

8. What did Lydia dream of doing when she had her license?

9. What did James give Lydia for her birthday, and how did he decide what to give her?

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

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