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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Hedlie do with all of the things he removes from the house?
(a) He leaves them beside the curb.
(b) He takes them to the Lisbons' motel.
(c) He keeps them.
(d) He drives them to the dump.

2. What is significant about the date of the girls' suicides?
(a) It is their mother's birthday.
(b) It is the anniversary of Cecilia's death.
(c) It is the anniversary of Cecilia's first suicide attempt.
(d) It is Cecilia's birthday.

3. Where is Dominic from?
(a) Italy.
(b) Greece.
(c) France.
(d) Brazil.

4. What other event occurs the day Mary dies?
(a) Sammy the Shark is arrested.
(b) The cemetery workers' strike ends.
(c) New people move into the Lisbon house.
(d) The last elm tree is cut down.

5. What is Mr. Lisbon's hobby?
(a) Crossword puzzles.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Whittling.
(d) Photography.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cecilia first attempt suicide?

2. What do the girls order to help them escape their boredom?

3. What feature of the cemetery where Cecilia's funeral is held stands out most to the mourners?

4. What does Chase Buell do to try to peek inside the Lisbons' house after the funeral?

5. How long before her death does Cecilia begin writing her diary?

(see the answer key)

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