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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. What is Mr. Lisbon's hobby?
(a) Photography.
(b) Whittling.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Crossword puzzles.

2. What garment does Cecilia always wear?
(a) A floral scarf.
(b) Her father's sweater.
(c) An old wedding dress.
(d) A flannel nightgown.

3. What does Mr. Lisbon show the boys during the party?
(a) The girls' bronzed baby shoes.
(b) An autographed baseball.
(c) Old photographs.
(d) His tools.

4. Which Lisbon girl is thought of as "the weird sister"?
(a) Bonnie.
(b) Mary.
(c) Lux.
(d) Cecilia.

5. What is Mrs. Lisbon's reaction to Cecilia's asking to leave the party?
(a) She is sad.
(b) She is surprised.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She doesn't care.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the neighborhood children kept from the funeral?

2. On whom does Dominic Palazzano have a crush?

3. How do people know that Cecilia has attempted suicide a second time?

4. Where do the boys congregate after changing out of their party clothes?

5. Which of these things is not found in Cecilia's room by Lucy Brock?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Cecilia Lisbon die?

2. Why does Mr. Lisbon have to take a tour of several cemeteries?

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

4. Describe Cecilia's ascent from the party to her bedroom.

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

6. Why were the boys happy that Joe came to the party?

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

8. Describe the appearance of Cecilia's diary.

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

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

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