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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When, according to the boys, had "the majority of the dying" occurred?
(a) During World War II.
(b) During the Vietnam War.
(c) During the Korean War.
(d) During a major influenza epidemic.

2. How does Cecilia succeed in killing herself?
(a) She slits her wrists.
(b) She hangs herself.
(c) She takes sleeping pills.
(d) She impales herself on a fence.

3. What is one of Cecilia's major subjects near the end of the diary?
(a) Her feelings of depression.
(b) Her crush on Dominic Palazzano.
(c) The dying elm trees.
(d) Baseball.

4. What happens just as the paramedics arrive?
(a) The Lisbons' sprinkler system goes on.
(b) It begins to rain.
(c) The telephone rings.
(d) The ice cream truck comes down the street.

5. Which sister has her own bedroom?
(a) Mary.
(b) Bonnie.
(c) Therese.
(d) Cecilia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dominic end up moving to?

2. Why are the neighborhood children kept from the funeral?

3. What does Cecilia do after leaving the party before going upstairs?

4. In what is Cecilia buried?

5. What does Mr. Lisbon find Cecilia doing in preparation for the party?

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