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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 do Trip and Lux do under the bleachers?
(a) Drink peach schnapps.
(b) Dance.
(c) Smoke cigarettes.
(d) Make love.

2. Where does Mary go by herself?
(a) The post office.
(b) The orthodontist's office.
(c) The hairdresser.
(d) The dry cleaner.

3. What is Mary's favorite occupation?
(a) Looking at herself in the mirror.
(b) Reading romance novels.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Painting.

4. What is different about Trip Fontaine's home life?
(a) His father is gay.
(b) He lives without electricity.
(c) He lives with his grandparents.
(d) He has a child.

5. What does Trip ask Mr. Lisbon during fourth period?
(a) For permission to take Lux to Homecoming.
(b) For a college recommendation.
(c) For permission to marry Lux.
(d) For help with his science homework.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the neighbors suspect the Lisbons are getting their food from?

2. What major project is the Parks Department working on?

3. What does Bonnie do outside the house each night?

4. When the boys get to the Lisbon house, who is waiting for them?

5. Whose idea is the "Day of Grieving"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What signs did the Lisbon girls show of rejoining the community?

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

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

5. How do the boys spend the early part of the evening on June 15?

6. How did Trip Fontaine "make his move" regarding Lux?

7. How does Mr. Lisbon's behavior at school change after Cecilia's suicide?

8. What rebellious activities does Lux engage in?

9. What do the boys see when they first look into the Lisbons' home on June 15th?

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

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