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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 the Lisbons do with the flowers they receive?
(a) They give them to hospital patients.
(b) They dry them.
(c) They put them in vases.
(d) They leave them to rot.

2. Which of these is not an observation made about Lux in the weeks following her removal from school?
(a) She has cold sores and is losing a patch of her hair.
(b) She seems to enjoy her activities upon the roof.
(c) She seems to have a large sense of charity.
(d) She has lost weight.

3. When the boys find Muffie Perry, what is she doing?
(a) Teaching piano lessons.
(b) Knitting sweaters for her grandchildren.
(c) Caring for a houseful of cats.
(d) Tending her grandmother's orchids.

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

5. Who visits Lux in the hospital?
(a) Miss Kilsem.
(b) Father Moody.
(c) Trip Fontaine.
(d) Dr. Hornicker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bonnie carry on her nightly pilgrimages outside?

2. What color corsages did the boys get for the Lisbon girls?

3. What object appears randomly around the neighborhood, including under windshield wipers and between bicycle spokes?

4. What do the boys see Mary bring into her bedroom a few nights after their extended telephone exchange?

5. Whose car do the boys take to the dance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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