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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item did Mr. Harvey offer Susie to make her more comfortable in his secret room?
(a) A coloring book.
(b) A soda.
(c) A stuffed animal.
(d) A magazine.

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

3. What gift does Samuel Heckler give Lindsey on the first Christmas after Susie's death?
(a) Half a heart.
(b) A journal.
(c) A book.
(d) A charm bracelet.

4. What is the usual final project for the symposium students?
(a) How to build a better mousetrap.
(b) How to plan a perfect murder.
(c) How to build a better egg crate.
(d) How to build a bridge out of toothpicks.

5. 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) Because she thinks this means Ruth has made friends.
(d) Her mother is not at all pleased to find her daughter smoking in the shed.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Susie, what kind of student is Lindsey?

2. What is on Susie's charm bracelet?

3. Who informs Susie's family that part of her body has been found?

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

5. Which family member comes to live with the Salmons after Susie's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the reader supposed to interpret Lindsey's reaction to seeing Mr. Harvey at Susie's memorial?

2. Why does Jack become suspicious of Mr. Harvey's involvement in Susie's death?

3. How does Mr. Harvey react when Jack accuses him of being involved in his daughter's death?

4. Why do Ray and Ruth decide Susie must be happier after her murder?

5. What evidence does Jack give Detective Fenerman when he first calls to report Mr. Harvey as a suspect?

6. Who is Claire?

7. What tone does the first conversations between Susie and Franny have?

8. Why does Grandma Lynn at first avoid Lindsey's questions about who her father suspects was involved in Susie's murder?

9. How does Susie respond to Buckley's claim that he can see her ghost?

10. After Susie's murder, Lindsey has a rough time at school. What is it about school that makes her so angry?

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