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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1966, what did school lunches cost?
(a) 30 cents.
(b) 20 cents.
(c) 35 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

2. How old is Louisa?
(a) 23.
(b) 24.
(c) 22.
(d) 25.

3. What was the only thing Marilyn wanted to keep when she went through her mother's things after her mother died?
(a) Pearl bracelet from Marilyn's father.
(b) Twelve setting of china.
(c) Mother's gold ring.
(d) Betty Crocker cookbook.

4. When Marilyn's mother died, how long had it been since the two had talked?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 8 years.

5. What does Marilyn count as she tries to sleep the afternoon after Lydia's funeral?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Books.
(c) Red poppies on her sheets.
(d) Blue forget-me-nots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Nathan gone for four days in Chapter 1?

2. How old was Lydia?

3. In Chapter 3, what did Marilyn imagine would be Lydia's profession when Lydia was an adult?

4. When James was a child, how long had his mother been sick with the flu when the family had to turn off the heat?

5. How long do the police say most missing-girl cases resolve themselves?

(see the answer key)

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