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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 did Lydia do when she saw Hannah wearing the locket she received for her birthday?

2. In Chapter 8, what did Nath do after his father told Nath that he didn't know anything about Lydia's life?

3. What did Hannah think about Lydia at the end of Chapter 9?

4. How old was Lydia when she skipped Cat Malone's birthday party?

5. When did Jack start to teach Lydia to drive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Nath view college as a jumping off point?

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

4. What will the family remember about their last evening in the years to come?

5. What did James give Lydia for her birthday, and how did he decide what to give her?

6. Why did James always teach summer classes?

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

8. What future did Marilyn see for Lydia?

9. What had Marilyn always wanted her mother to say to her?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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