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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the green pamphlets sent out by the Chamber of Commerce about?
(a) Local elections.
(b) Teenage suicide.
(c) Dutch elm disease.
(d) Energy conservation.

2. Why are the neighborhood children kept from the funeral?
(a) There isn't enough room in the church.
(b) To protect their minds from being contaminated by the tragedy.
(c) The Lisbons request that only adults attend.
(d) The children are supposed to be in school.

3. Who is Mr. Alton?
(a) The funeral director.
(b) The minister at the Lisbons' church.
(c) One of the paramedics.
(d) The cemetery workers' union leader.

4. What garment does Cecilia always wear?
(a) An old wedding dress.
(b) Her father's sweater.
(c) A floral scarf.
(d) A flannel nightgown.

5. What does Mrs. Lisbon notice about her daughter's appearance inside the casket?
(a) Her chapped lips.
(b) Her bitten fingernails.
(c) Her bony knees.
(d) Her dry skin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Lisbon serving at the party?

2. Where does Trip finally make contact with Lux?

3. How much time elapses between the first Lisbon girl's attempt at suicide and the last Lisbon girl's attempt?

4. What does Trip do when faced with the headmaster one afternoon after returning from his car?

5. What do Lux and Julie do instead of going to class?

(see the answer key)

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