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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 7, how long did it take Lydia to memorize the answers to her failed physics text?
(a) 1 time through.
(b) 3 times through.
(c) 2 times through.
(d) 4 times through.

2. Why did James give Louisa a ride when he picked Lydia up from school in Chapter 9?
(a) She didn't have a car.
(b) Her car was in the shop.
(c) She had a dentist appointment.
(d) She had a doctor's appointment.

3. In Chapter 7 during Christmas break, how many days does Marilyn spend going over physics with Lydia?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. What did Hannah think about Lydia at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) That Lydia was happy.
(b) That Lydia was pleased with her brithday.
(c) That Lydia wasn't letting the failed test upset her.
(d) That Lydia was balanced on a dangerous, high-up ledge.

5. What does Hannah show James when he gets home in Chapter 12?
(a) Footprint on the ceiling.
(b) A squirrel in the yard.
(c) Something on television.
(d) A flower blooming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had been the only one listening to Lydia?

2. What does Nath think Jack will have as a reminder of their fight?

3. In Chapter 8, how is the dock at the lake decorated near the fourth of July?

4. What did James hear when he came home at the beginning of Chapter 12?

5. Where did the Lee family travel once when Hannah was a baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Nath usually get new clothes?

2. What does Nath do after he and James argue in Chapter 8?

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

4. What was the cake like that Marilyn baked for Lydia's birthday?

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

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

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

8. What had Marilyn always wanted her mother to say to her?

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

10. What did July 3 represent to James?

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