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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what condition is the Lisbons' basement?
(a) Completely redecorated.
(b) Filled with boxes, old toys, bicycles, etc.
(c) Exactly as it was the night of the party.
(d) Immaculately clean.

2. How do the girls reach out to the boys?
(a) They contact them with Therese's radio.
(b) They make prank phone calls.
(c) They send a signed letter through the mail.
(d) They leave anonymous notes in mailboxes.

3. What do the girls attempt to save from certain death?
(a) A stray cat.
(b) An injured bird.
(c) The elm tree in their yard.
(d) A raccoon.

4. What does Mr. Lisbon often bring home for his daughters?
(a) Comic books.
(b) Records.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Sweets.

5. What is Lux's real reason for going to the hospital?
(a) She has appendicitis.
(b) She wants to talk to a therapist.
(c) She suspects she's pregnant.
(d) She twists her ankle.

6. What is Lux observed doing on the roof of the house?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Making love.
(d) Drinking.

7. What song's lyrics are published in the newspaper as a possible cause of the Lisbon girls' suicides?
(a) "Bridge Over Troubled Water."
(b) "When Youth Sees No Future."
(c) "Virgin Suicide."
(d) "Cruel Crux."

8. What is different about Trip Fontaine's home life?
(a) He lives with his grandparents.
(b) He lives without electricity.
(c) His father is gay.
(d) He has a child.

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

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

11. What do Lux and Julie do instead of going to class?
(a) Smoke cigarettes.
(b) Meet boys behind the school.
(c) Go out for coffee.
(d) Read magazines.

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

13. Whose car do the boys take to the dance?
(a) Kevin Head's.
(b) Trip Fontaine's.
(c) Joe Hill Conley's.
(d) Parkie Denton's.

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

15. What class does Lux Lisbon often skip with Julie Winthrop?
(a) English.
(b) Art.
(c) Gym.
(d) Math.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Lisbon force Lux to destroy?

2. What do the men of the neighborhood try to remove?

3. Who visits Lux in the hospital?

4. What are the green pamphlets sent out by the Chamber of Commerce about?

5. When the boys get to the Lisbon house, who is waiting for them?

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