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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. Which Lisbon sister likes to sunbathe in a bikini?
(a) Cecilia.
(b) Therese.
(c) Lux.
(d) Mary.

2. Which of the following drawings is not found in Cecilia's diary?
(a) Whales spouting blood.
(b) Hearts.
(c) Eggs hatching.
(d) Angels.

3. From where do the boys watch the paramedics arrive at the Lisbon house?
(a) Mr. Larson's Oldsmobile.
(b) The Lisbons' porch.
(c) The roof of the neighbors' house.
(d) The Lisbons' yard.

4. What does Mrs. Lisbon notice about her daughter's appearance inside the casket?
(a) Her bony knees.
(b) Her dry skin.
(c) Her chapped lips.
(d) Her bitten fingernails.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Paul say the concrete tree stump in his yard is?

3. What kind of music does Cecilia like to listen to?

4. What feature of the cemetery where Cecilia's funeral is held stands out most to the mourners?

5. What do the paramedics do first upon arriving at the Lisbon house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Cecilia's bedroom.

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

5. How did Cecilia Lisbon die?

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

7. What does Cecilia look like in her coffin?

8. Who was Dominic Palazzano and what was his part in Cecilia's story?

9. What are Cecilia's two moods toward the end of the diary?

10. Describe the appearance of Cecilia's diary.

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