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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book do the police find in the field where Susie was killed?
(a) A spelling book.
(b) A coloring book.
(c) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

2. Which character informs the reader that Susie is not the first girl Mr. Harvey has killed?
(a) Holly.
(b) Lindsey.
(c) Franny.
(d) Susie herself.

3. What happens to Clarissa after Jack is attacked?
(a) She becomes afraid of the dark.
(b) She is shaken but unhurt.
(c) She doesn't talk anymore.
(d) She breaks her ankle trying to run away.

4. What does Jack believe Mr. Harvey's late wife was called?
(a) Alexandra.
(b) Lily.
(c) Leah.
(d) Sophie.

5. Who is the narrator of The Lovely Bones?
(a) No one -- this book has a general narrator.
(b) Mr. Harvey.
(c) Susie Salmon.
(d) Franny.

6. What is Mr. Harvey's favorite dream to have?
(a) The one about seeing his father for the last time.
(b) The one about the Church of Transfiguration.
(c) The one about Susie dying.
(d) The one about seeing his mother for the last time.

7. What do the teachers change the final symposium project to the year Lindsey is in attendance?
(a) How to plan a perfect murder.
(b) How to build a better mousetrap.
(c) How to build a bridge out of toothpicks.
(d) How to build a better egg crate.

8. How does Det. Fenerman respond to Jack's first phone call about Mr. Harvey being involved in the death of his daughter?
(a) He thinks Jack is going insane.
(b) He is doubtful, but thinks it can't hurt to pursue.
(c) He has been thinking the same thing.
(d) He listens politely but is too lazy to do anything about it.

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

10. Who brings Lindsey to the hospital to see Jack?
(a) Mr. Harvey.
(b) Fenerman.
(c) Hal.
(d) Abigail.

11. What is Mr. Harvey's relationship status?
(a) He is in the process of getting a divorce.
(b) He is married.
(c) He is dating two women at the same time.
(d) He is single.

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

13. Where do Samuel and Lindsey first make love?
(a) In Samuel's house.
(b) In Lindsey's house.
(c) Under a row boat.
(d) In a cornfield.

14. What is the name of the symposium Lindsey attends with her classmates?
(a) Making Science Fun! Symposium.
(b) Pennsylvania Gifted Children's Camp.
(c) Symposium for Gifted Children.
(d) The Pennsylvania Gifted Symposium.

15. What does Det. Fenerman believe Mr. Harvey's late wife was called?
(a) Leah.
(b) Lily.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Sophie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Harvey look at when he cannot sleep?

2. What does Lindsey say in response to her principal's apology for her family's loss?

3. Where does The Lovely Bones take place?

4. Who drove Buckley to the hospital while he was choking when he was younger?

5. What comfort did Susie offer Ruth after she is reprimanded in art class?

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