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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. How does Lindsey respond to the picture she finds in Susie's room after entering it for the first time after her death?
(a) She is just as taken aback as Susie was with the picture.
(b) She faints.
(c) She tears it up.
(d) She immediately shows it to her father.

2. How do the neighbors feel about Mr. Harvey?
(a) That he is fun to have at parties.
(b) That he is shy but really very nice.
(c) That he is a bit strange and suspicious.
(d) That he is a fantastic handyman.

3. What does Lindsey say in response to her principal's apology for her family's loss?
(a) She doesn't say anything -- she just breaks down and cries.
(b) "You will never know how it feels."
(c) "Thank you."
(d) "I wasn't aware I had lost anything."

4. Who is Grandma Lynn?
(a) Susie's grandmother.
(b) Susie's teacher.
(c) Mr. Harvey's grandmother.
(d) A nosy neighbor.

5. What item does Mr. Harvey use for the backyard project Jack is helping him with?
(a) A new handsaw.
(b) White cotton sheets.
(c) An axe that looks like it has blood on it.
(d) A new tractor that can dig very deep.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How much does Mr. Harvey have to pay the property owner for using his sinkhole?

3. What is the character Joe Ellis usually blamed for?

4. What items does Lindsey stroke when she enters Susie's room for the first time after her death?

5. What are Susie's parents doing as Mr. Harvey is disposing of Susie's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Buckley keeps asking where his sister is immediately after her murder, why do his parents suggest going to the zoo?

2. Why is the first picture Susie takes of her mother so memorable to Susie?

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

4. What is Susie referring to when she speaks of her "Evensong"?

5. When was the last time Mr. Harvey saw his mother?

6. How does Susie describe heaven?

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

8. What does Susie's heaven have?

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

10. What does the reader learn about Susie from how easily she goes into Mr. Harvey's secret room?

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