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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 does Mr. Lisbon talk about with the neighborhood fathers who come to visit?
(a) Lawn care.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Cecilia.
(d) Football.

2. Which of the girls engages in promiscuous sexual relationships?
(a) Mary.
(b) Bonnie.
(c) Therese.
(d) Lux.

3. Where does Old Mrs. Karafilis live?
(a) The Karafilis' basement.
(b) A nursing home.
(c) The Karafilis' attic.
(d) Her own house in the neighborhood.

4. What do the men of the neighborhood try to remove?
(a) A stone wall.
(b) A rusted-out car.
(c) The Lisbons' fence.
(d) A dying elm tree.

5. What kind of music does Mrs. Lisbon listen to?
(a) Gospel.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Folk.
(d) Classical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What appears in the window of Cecilia's old bedroom?

2. Who visits Lux in the hospital?

3. What do the Lisbons do with the flowers they receive?

4. What is Old Mrs. Karafilis' weekly ritual?

5. What does Mrs. Lisbon force Lux to destroy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on Trip Fontaine's vacation in Acapulco that changes his life significantly?

2. Describe Mary Lisbon's favorite way to pass time during the imprisonment.

3. How did the Lisbons deal with their friends' and neighbors' offers of sympathy?

4. Describe three ways in which the Lisbon girls tried to contact the boys.

5. What was "The Day of Grieving" and how was it observed?

6. Why is Lux taken by ambulance to the hospital?

7. How do the Lisbon girls save, at least temporarily, their elm tree?

8. What is Mrs. Lisbon's reaction to Lux's disobedience?

9. What is Dr. Hornicker's opinion of Lux after meeting with her in the hospital?

10. Describe the state of the Lisbons' basement on June 15th.

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