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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. When James was a child, how long had his mother been sick with the flu when the family had to turn off the heat?

2. What scent nearly makes Marilyn throw up during Lydia's funeral?

3. When do the police find Lydia?

4. What is Jack wearing when Nath and Hannah see him walk past the lake in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 3, how long does Nath stay at the cemetery after his family leaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the police say and do when they come to the Lee's home?

3. What was it like at the lake when the whole family went?

4. How did Marilyn get rid of her mother's things?

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

6. In Chapter 3, what did Marilyn imagine it would be like when she died?

7. What is the cemetery like in MIddlewood?

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

9. In Chapter 1, when does Marilyn call and tell her husband that Lydia is missing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James and Marilyn had unfulfilled dreams. How did they try to foist their dreams on their children and how did that affect their family dynamics?

Essay Topic 2

James and Lydia both felt like outcasts because of their Chinese race. How did being Chinese affect their lives and was it directly related to how they were rejected by society?

Essay Topic 3

The members of the Lee family try to find answers for Lydia's death. How does each family member view Lydia differently and how does that affect their view of the reason for her death?

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