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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. How does Trip Fontaine get home after the dance?

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

3. What does Trip do in his car during the day?

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

5. What is Lux observed doing on the roof of the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Lux's date end?

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

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

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

7. Describe the physical changes happening to the Lisbon home.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the title The Virgin Suicides: is it appropriate? What does it mean, exactly? Do the characters contribute to its authenticity? Are there actually virgin suicides? Can you think of a better title? If so, what is it, and why would you choose it?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Lux Lisbon becomes the one that we as readers know the most intimately. In a well-developed essay, describe her character, how it differs from her sisters', and how she fits into her family.

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