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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. How does Marilyn know that James is having an affair?

2. Where was Marilyn when James came home at the beginning of Chapter 12?

3. Who was Lydia's physics teacher?

4. What time was Nath supposed to land at his home airport?

5. When James uses the Chinese words to describe the food Louisa offers him in Chapter 8, how long has it been since he has said a word in Chinese?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Hannah experience the afternoon James was gone?

3. What did Hannah do while Nath was gone?

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

5. What did July 3 represent to James?

6. Why did James always teach summer classes?

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

8. What does Nath do after he and James argue in Chapter 8?

9. What did James tell Lydia was the most important thing to remember?

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

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 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 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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