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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. How long before her death does Cecilia begin writing her diary?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two years.
(c) Nine months.
(d) A year and a half.

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

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

4. Which of the Lisbon girls is the last to attempt suicide?
(a) Therese.
(b) Cecilia.
(c) Bonnie.
(d) Mary.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When, according to the boys, had "the majority of the dying" occurred?

3. What reassuring noise do Mr. and Mrs. Lisbon hear as the girls get ready for the party?

4. What does Cecilia do after leaving the party before going upstairs?

5. Where is Mr. Lisbon's razor found?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Name three events the boys read about in Cecilia's diary.

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

5. What does Cecilia look like in her coffin?

6. Describe the appearance of Cecilia's diary.

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

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

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

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

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