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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the neighbors suspect the Lisbons are getting their food from?
(a) Regular grocery deliveries.
(b) A friend does their grocery shopping.
(c) Mrs. Lisbon goes shopping regularly.
(d) Their well-stocked bomb shelter.

2. What does Trip do in his car during the day?
(a) Smoke marijuana.
(b) Nap.
(c) Study.
(d) Drink alcohol.

3. What does Mrs. Lisbon force Lux to destroy?
(a) Her rock and roll records.
(b) Her sexy clothing.
(c) Some of her books.
(d) Her makeup.

4. What color corsages did the boys get for the Lisbon girls?
(a) Pink.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

5. What kind of car does Trip drive?
(a) A Trans-Am.
(b) A Mustang.
(c) A VW Beetle.
(d) A Camaro.

6. What does Trip ask Mr. Lisbon during fourth period?
(a) For permission to marry Lux.
(b) For a college recommendation.
(c) For permission to take Lux to Homecoming.
(d) For help with his science homework.

7. What does Mr. Lisbon attempt to flush down the toilet?
(a) A dead mouse.
(b) A retainer.
(c) M&Ms.
(d) Fish flies.

8. How does Trip Fontaine get home after the dance?
(a) He takes a cab with Lux.
(b) He walks.
(c) He rides in Parkie's car with the others.
(d) He calls his father for a ride.

9. Where do the Lisbon girls spend the Day of Grieving?
(a) In their homerooms.
(b) At home.
(c) Outside, behind the school.
(d) In the bathroom.

10. Who does Mr. Lisbon think for a few moments is a ghost?
(a) Mrs. Lisbon.
(b) Lux.
(c) Mary.
(d) Bonnie.

11. What do the boys find in the basement?
(a) Lux's diary.
(b) Bonnie's body.
(c) Mary's body.
(d) The girls' trunk, opened.

12. Where does Mary go by herself?
(a) The post office.
(b) The hairdresser.
(c) The orthodontist's office.
(d) The dry cleaner.

13. What object appears randomly around the neighborhood, including under windshield wipers and between bicycle spokes?
(a) Plastic flowers.
(b) Notes from the Lisbon girls.
(c) Laminated pictures of the Virgin Mary.
(d) Rosaries.

14. Which of the following is not a condition of the girls' attendance at the Homecoming dance?
(a) They all have to have dates.
(b) They have to be home by 11 p.m.
(c) Mr. Lisbon is a dance chaperone.
(d) They have to drive to the dance with their parents.

15. What is Mary's favorite occupation?
(a) Looking at herself in the mirror.
(b) Painting.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Reading romance novels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose idea is the "Day of Grieving"?

2. What health issue is Lux discovered to have while in the hospital?

3. How does Therese kill herself?

4. What does Bonnie do outside the house each night?

5. What is Old Mrs. Karafilis' weekly ritual?

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