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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompts Lux to write all over her binder and her underwear?
(a) Stroking a whale.
(b) Watching a movie with her favorite actor.
(c) Seeing a boy with his shirt off.
(d) Hearing a new song she loved.

2. How much time elapses between the first Lisbon girl's attempt at suicide and the last Lisbon girl's attempt?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Thirteen months.
(d) Three weeks.

3. What feature of the cemetery where Cecilia's funeral is held stands out most to the mourners?
(a) It's crowded.
(b) It's flat.
(c) It's sunny.
(d) It's well-tended.

4. Who takes Cecilia's diary from the Lisbon house?
(a) The plumber's assistant.
(b) The electrician.
(c) The plumber.
(d) The chimney sweep.

5. In what is Cecilia buried?
(a) The wedding dress she always wore.
(b) Her nightgown.
(c) A blue flowered dress.
(d) A beige dress with a lace collar.

6. What is found hanging from a crucifix in one of the girls' rooms?
(a) Pantyhose.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A brassiere.

7. Which girl has a secret stash of makeup under the bathroom sink?
(a) Lux.
(b) Cecilia.
(c) Mary.
(d) Bonnie.

8. On whom does Dominic Palazzano have a crush?
(a) Diana Porter.
(b) Amy Schraff.
(c) Lux Lisbon.
(d) Cecilia Lisbon.

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

10. Whose late arrival gives life to the party?
(a) Dominic Palazzano.
(b) Jeff Maldrum.
(c) Sammy "the Shark" Baldino.
(d) Joe.

11. Which of these things is not found in Cecilia's room by Lucy Brock?
(a) Black underwear.
(b) A Ouija board.
(c) A zodiac mobile.
(d) Tarot cards.

12. Which of these is NOT something the boys get Joe to do?
(a) Dance.
(b) Call heads or tails for a coin flip.
(c) Sing.
(d) Wiggle his ears.

13. 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 children are supposed to be in school.
(d) The Lisbons request that only adults attend.

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

15. Who finds Cecilia after her first suicide attempt?
(a) Mrs. Lisbon.
(b) Paul Baldino.
(c) Lux Lisbon.
(d) Peter Sissen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Lisbon girls is the last to attempt suicide?

2. How does Cecilia succeed in killing herself?

3. What does Cecilia do for the majority of the afternoon on the day she died?

4. On what kind of "tour" is Mr. Lisbon taken on in Chapter 2?

5. When, according to the boys, had "the majority of the dying" occurred?

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