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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. Where do the boys congregate after changing out of their party clothes?
(a) Paul Baldino's home.
(b) Chase Buell's roof.
(c) Mr. Larson's Oldsmobile.
(d) The Lisbons' yard.

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

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

4. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Lisbon not find Cecilia's demeanor during the party strange?
(a) She is always quiet with company.
(b) She isn't feeling well.
(c) She is on drugs that made her sleepy.
(d) She is just as sociable as usual.

5. What prompts Lux to write all over her binder and her underwear?
(a) Seeing a boy with his shirt off.
(b) Watching a movie with her favorite actor.
(c) Stroking a whale.
(d) Hearing a new song she loved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cecilia do for the majority of the afternoon on the day she died?

2. What accessory is Cecilia wearing at the party?

3. Which of the Lisbon girls is the first to attempt suicide?

4. Which sister has her own bedroom?

5. What does Mr. Lisbon say was Cecilia's state of mind the day she killed herself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Cecilia look like in her coffin?

3. Describe Cecilia's bedroom.

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

5. How did it happen that Paul Baldino found Cecilia in the bathtub?

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

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

8. How does the Lisbon girls' party differ from other parties the boys have attended?

9. How did the boys obtain Cecilia's diary?

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

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