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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. What color frosting did Marilyn use to write Lydia's name on her birthday cake?

2. Where does Marilyn see James' car parked toward the end of Chapter 8?

3. What does Hannah show James when he gets home in Chapter 12?

4. What time did James take Nath to the airport when Nath flew to Harvard?

5. What was the only school that Nath knew his father would approve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lydia dream of doing when she had her license?

2. How does James try to forget that Lydia is dead?

3. What did Lydia and Jack do when they spent time together?

4. How did Lydia manage to pass biology?

5. What did Hannah do while Nath was gone?

6. Where did Lydia spend her afternoons in Chapter 9?

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

8. Why did it bother Hannah when Lydia smiled after she came home from failing her test for her learner's permit?

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

10. What did Nath do as he got ready to visit Harvard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Nath believes that Jack might be responsible for Jack's death. What relationship did Jack have with Lydia, and why does Nath believe that because of that relationship Jack may be responsible for Lydia's death?

Essay Topic 3

Members of the Lee family reacted differently to Lydia's disappearance. How did each member of the family react and what did that reveal about each family member?

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