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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. In Chapter 5, which stair at Hannah's house squeaks?

2. How old was Marilyn when her father left?

3. How old was Lydia when she received her first diary as a Christmas gift?

4. How old was Marilyn when Nath was in first grade?

5. When Marilyn was gone, what would James usually serve the children for lunch ad dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Jack treat girls?

6. Why don't Nath's classmates see him again after the funeral?

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

8. Who was Tom Lawson, and what did Marilyn ask him at one of James' college Christmas parties?

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

10. What did Marilyn's college advisor say when he say her first year class schedule?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marilyn returns home after many weeks. How did Marilyn feel about being gone from her family while she was gone and why did she finally return?

Essay Topic 2

Lydia became the center of the Lee family. In what ways did the Lee family revolve around Lydia and how did she feel about being the center of the family?

Essay Topic 3

Lydia tried to find out how things went so wrong in her life. When did Lydia decide was the turning point where things went wrong in her life and how did she attempt to fix what was wrong?

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