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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. On what kind of "tour" is Mr. Lisbon taken on in Chapter 2?
(a) A tour of the funeral home.
(b) A tour of local churches.
(c) A tour of area cemeteries.
(d) A tour of the hospital.

4. How do people know that Cecilia has attempted suicide a second time?
(a) They hear her scream.
(b) They hear her fall.
(c) They see it happen.
(d) One of her sisters finds her.

5. What does Cecilia do for the majority of the afternoon on the day she died?
(a) She takes a nap.
(b) She takes a bath.
(c) She helps decorate the house.
(d) She reads a magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes Cecilia's diary from the Lisbon house?

2. Who finds Cecilia's body first?

3. What happens just as the paramedics arrive?

4. What is one of Cecilia's major subjects near the end of the diary?

5. Which of these is NOT something the boys get Joe to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the Baldinos' backyard to arouse neighborhood suspicions?

2. Describe Cecilia Lisbon's first attempt at suicide.

3. What does Peter Sissen find in the Lisbon girls' bathroom?

4. What were Mr. Lisbon's problems with the cemeteries he visited?

5. Describe the appearance of Cecilia's diary.

6. What major revelation do the boys have upon entering the Lisbon girls' party?

7. What do the adult boys discover about Mr. and Mrs. Lisbon after speaking to Mr. Lisbon?

8. When Peter Sissen reports back to the boys about his time inside the Lisbon house, what does Paul Baldino vow to do?

9. What did Cecilia do on the last day of her life?

10. How did the emergency workers retrieve Cecilia's body?

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