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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who files past Cecilia's open casket?
(a) Cecilia's sisters.
(b) Cecilia's parents.
(c) The entire Lisbon family.
(d) All of the mourners.

3. What is Mr. Lisbon's profession?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) High school math teacher.
(c) Plumber.
(d) Public relations executive.

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

5. Which of the Lisbon girls is the last to attempt suicide?
(a) Cecilia.
(b) Therese.
(c) Bonnie.
(d) Mary.

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

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

8. Which sister interrupts one of the boys in his search through their bathroom?
(a) Mary.
(b) Therese.
(c) Lux.
(d) Cecilia.

9. There is one boy that the rest of the group of boys are afraid of. Who is he?
(a) Peter Sissen.
(b) Joe Larson.
(c) Chase Buell.
(d) Paul Baldino.

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

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

12. Which Lisbon girl is thought of as "the weird sister"?
(a) Cecilia.
(b) Lux.
(c) Bonnie.
(d) Mary.

13. Which Lisbon sister used a depilatory wax?
(a) Mary.
(b) Therese.
(c) Lux.
(d) Bonnie.

14. What is Cecilia holding when she is taken to the hospital?
(a) A rosary.
(b) A book.
(c) A stuffed animal.
(d) A picture of the Virgin Mary.

15. How does Cecilia first attempt suicide?
(a) Slitting her wrists.
(b) Hanging herself.
(c) Taking sleeping pills.
(d) Jumping out of her window.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which of these things is not found in Cecilia's room by Lucy Brock?

4. Who, in the boys' collective memory, has died recently?

5. Where is Mr. Lisbon's razor found?

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