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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 does Hannah see when she comes down in the morning in Chapter 12?

2. What did Lydia do when she went to her room after failing her test for her learner's permit?

3. In 1976, what did Nath get for Christmas?

4. Where was Hannah's nursery set up?

5. What was Carter's approval rating the day that Nath flew to Harvard?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the family change as a decade passed after Marilyn left and returned?

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

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

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

5. What was the cake like that Marilyn baked for Lydia's birthday?

6. How easy did Nath think it would be to free himself of his family?

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

8. What did July 3 represent to James?

9. How did Lydia manage to pass biology?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Hannah was nearly invisible in her family. Why was Hannah so unnoticed in her family and why was it her role to creep around in the corners and shadows?

Essay Topic 3

Lydia once told her mother that she had no secrets. How was that disproved when Lydia disappeared and what type of secrets was she keeping?

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