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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where do the boys find Trip, years later, to interview him?
(a) In a hospital.
(b) In rehab.
(c) In Europe.
(d) Working a construction job.

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

5. Whose idea is the "Day of Grieving"?
(a) Mr. Lisbon's.
(b) Mr. Woodhouse's.
(c) Mrs. Woodhouse's.
(d) Miss Arndt's.

6. What does Mr. Lisbon use paint cans for in Chapter 4?
(a) Catching water leaks.
(b) Mixing paint.
(c) Storing tools.
(d) Watering plants.

7. Where does Mrs. Lisbon take the girls after removing them from school?
(a) To a military school.
(b) To New York City.
(c) To their grandmother's.
(d) To visit Cecilia's grave.

8. What do the boys clean off the Lisbons' house?
(a) Dead fish flies.
(b) Mold.
(c) Old paint.
(d) Eggs.

9. What health issue is Lux discovered to have while in the hospital?
(a) Anemia.
(b) Appendicitis.
(c) HPV.
(d) Pregnancy.

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

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

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

13. What interesting contraption does Mr. Lisbon have in his classroom?
(a) A Venus fly-trap.
(b) Elaborate circuitry boards.
(c) A revolving solar system.
(d) A large fish tank.

14. Where does Old Mrs. Karafilis live?
(a) A nursing home.
(b) Her own house in the neighborhood.
(c) The Karafilis' basement.
(d) The Karafilis' attic.

15. Which of his daughters does Mr. Lisbon see eating M&Ms and feel as if she is a stranger?
(a) Therese.
(b) Mary.
(c) Lux.
(d) Bonnie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fetches the Lisbons' mail?

2. What does Mr. Lisbon attempt to flush down the toilet?

3. What does Mr. Lisbon talk about with the neighborhood fathers who come to visit?

4. How does Therese kill herself?

5. What major project is the Parks Department working on?

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