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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 attempt to flush down the toilet?
(a) A retainer.
(b) A dead mouse.
(c) M&Ms.
(d) Fish flies.

2. What object appears randomly around the neighborhood, including under windshield wipers and between bicycle spokes?
(a) Laminated pictures of the Virgin Mary.
(b) Plastic flowers.
(c) Notes from the Lisbon girls.
(d) Rosaries.

3. What do the boys see Mary bring into her bedroom a few nights after their extended telephone exchange?
(a) A card table.
(b) A stray cat.
(c) A black trunk.
(d) A suitcase.

4. Which of his daughters does Mr. Lisbon see eating M&Ms and feel as if she is a stranger?
(a) Bonnie.
(b) Lux.
(c) Mary.
(d) Therese.

5. How does Old Mrs. Karafilis travel up and down stairs?
(a) Using a rope tied around her waist.
(b) She gets carried.
(c) She walks on her own.
(d) She uses a walker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the girls reach out to the boys?

2. In what condition is the Lisbons' basement?

3. What do the men of the neighborhood try to remove?

4. What do Lux and Julie do instead of going to class?

5. What is different about Trip Fontaine's home life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the boys make of Therese's ham radio conversations?

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

3. What was the media's first reaction to Cecilia's suicide, and why?

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Mr. Lisbon's vision of a ghost.

9. Why is Trip so flummoxed by his attraction to Lux?

10. How did the three older girls end their evening at the dance?

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