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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 Mrs. Allen, a neighbor, asked James how long Marilyn would be gone, what did he tell her?

2. Who was Nath's middle-school science teacher who took the class on field trips to the cemetery?

3. When was Nate supposed to have his high school graduation ceremony?

4. How old was Nath when Lydia fell in the lake once when he and she were little?

5. When did James' parents move to Iowa?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did James realize after Marilyn disappeared?

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 1, what does Marilyn remember Lydia doing when she was eleven months old?

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

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

Hannah remembers being at the lake as a family. What does Hannah remember about times the family spent at the lake, and why doesn't she think the family will ever go there again?

Essay Topic 3

Both Marilyn and James knew what it was like to be different. What happened in their lives that made Marilyn and James know what it was like to be different from everyone else around them?

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