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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. In Chapter 7, what grade did Lydia get on a physics text?

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

3. In Chapter 9, on what topic did Lydia have to write a 2,000-word English essay?

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

5. In Chapter 7 during Christmas break, how many days does Marilyn spend going over physics with Lydia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lydia manage to pass biology?

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

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

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

5. What did Nath do after his parents argued about James' affair in Chapter 10?

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

7. How does James describe the buns Louisa made?

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

9. What did Hannah do while Nath was gone?

10. How did Lydia think that Nath looked in his new paisley shirt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James and Marilyn fight about Lydia's death. Why are they so frustrated with one another and how the other person is handling Lydia's death?

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

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?

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