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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Lydia when Marilyn gave her a stethoscope for her birthday?

2. In Chapter 3, what did Marilyn imagine would be Lydia's profession when Lydia was an adult?

3. How old was Marilyn when her father left?

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

5. Where had Nathan gone for four days in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the only thing Marilyn kept from her mother's house and why?

2. What did the realtor tell Marilyn and James when they first moved to Middlewood?

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

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

5. What photographs did Marilyn find when she cleaned out her mother's house after Doris' death?

6. How would Lydia and Nath fall asleep each evening while their mother was gone?

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

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

9. What does Hannah think Lydia would have seen on her last night as she steps out into the night?

10. What did the local newspaper say about Lydia after her funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lydia's parents had no idea what Lydia's life was really like. What did Marilyn and James imagine that Lydia's life was like and why was it so different from they envisioned?

Essay Topic 2

Lydia purposefully pursued Jack. Why did Lydia pursue Jack and how did he help her cope with some of the issues she was facing?

Essay Topic 3

Marilyn did not approve of her mother's choices in life. Why didn't Marilyn approve of her mother's choices in life and how did her disapproval of those choices affect the choices that Marilyn made in her own life?

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