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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Artie?
(a) A boy from Susie's grade at the symposium.
(b) The soccer coach at the symposium.
(c) A boy from Lindsey's grade at the symposium.
(d) The teacher of Lindsey's symposium class.

2. What board game do the Salmon family play on the first Christmas after Susie died?
(a) Chutes and Ladders.
(b) Monopoly.
(c) Cranium.
(d) Sorry.

3. Why is Ruth's mother pleased to find her daughter smoking in the shed?
(a) Her mother is not at all pleased to find her daughter smoking in the shed.
(b) Because she thinks this means Ruth has made friends.
(c) Because she is a big fan of marijuana.
(d) Because at least she stopped smoking in her bedroom.

4. How does Jack's dog react to Mr. Harvey's house?
(a) He cowers.
(b) He howls at the house.
(c) He is oblivious.
(d) He breaks his leash and tries to attack Mr. Harvey.

5. How difficult was it for Mr. Harvey to lure Susie to his secret room?
(a) Very, very difficult.
(b) Mr. Harvey didn't lure Susie anywhere.
(c) Not difficult at all.
(d) There is no secret room.

6. Who comforts Jack when he is found sobbing in Susie's room after his emotions bubble to the surface for the first time after Susie's death?
(a) Buckley.
(b) Lindsey.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Mr. Harvey.

7. What object does Mr. Harvey have that once belonged to a girl named Claire?
(a) The heel of a shoe.
(b) The corner of a picture.
(c) The head of a doll.
(d) The strap of a purse.

8. Who lures Jack into drinking, even though he promised not to do so during Susie's mourning period?
(a) Grandma Lynn.
(b) Mr. Harvey.
(c) Abigal.
(d) Aunt Gertrude.

9. What comfort did Susie offer Ruth after she is reprimanded in art class?
(a) That Susie's poetry was probably good enough to be published.
(b) That the teachers were bad teachers who didn't know what they were talking about.
(c) That the cartoons looked better than the models anyway.
(d) That she thought the drawings were really good.

10. What picture does Lindsey find in Susie's room when she enters it for the first time after her death?
(a) A picture of Ray Singh.
(b) A picture of their mother.
(c) A picture of herself.
(d) A picture of Mr. Harvey.

11. What does Ruth's father make her do every morning when he drops her off at school?
(a) Promise not to talk to any boys.
(b) Drink alcohol.
(c) Tell him he loves her.
(d) Give him his lunch money.

12. How does Susie respond, in heaven, to Jack's suspicions about Mr. Harvey at first?
(a) She is filled with a desire for revenge.
(b) She never finds out about his suspicions.
(c) She is excited.
(d) She is worried about her father's mental health.

13. How does Lindsey react to hearing that part of her sister's body has been found?
(a) She refuses to believe it.
(b) She acts like it doesn't bother her.
(c) She faints.
(d) She throws up.

14. What takes Jack aback the first time he sees Ruana?
(a) How dirty her house is.
(b) How she looks just like Susie.
(c) Her beauty.
(d) Her ugliness.

15. According to Susie, what kind of student is Lindsey?
(a) A manipulative one.
(b) A misunderstood one.
(c) A lazy one.
(d) A gifted one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ruth arrive at Susie's memorial with?

2. Who teaches Lindsey to put on make-up?

3. What piece of Mr. Harvey's mother's jewelry fascinates him?

4. How does Det. Fenerman respond to Jack's first phone call about Mr. Harvey being involved in the death of his daughter?

5. What is Mr. Harvey's demeanor as he cleans himself up after the murder?

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