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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Old Mrs. Karafilis live?

4. Which girl keeps watch for the boys?

5. What are the green pamphlets sent out by the Chamber of Commerce about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Lux's date end?

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

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

8. Describe the state of the Lisbon house in Chapter 4.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe several ways in which the parents of the neighborhood attempt to protect or shield their children from the Lisbons' suicides. Do their efforts succeed? If so, how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

Please discuss the use and effectiveness of foreshadowing throughout the novel. How does Eugenides use it to set the tone? How does it affect the reader? Is it effective? Please explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

During the media frenzy following the triple suicide, the boys, "For the first time ever...sympathized with the President because we saw how wildly our sphere of influence was misrepresented by those in no position to know what was going on." Please explain what they meant by this and discuss its justification.

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