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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. In Chapter 3, how long has Jack lived down the street from the Lee's house?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

3. Where did Marilyn go to college?
(a) Radcliffe.
(b) Brown.
(c) Ohio State.
(d) NYU.

4. In Chapter 5, what gum does Marilyn smell when she handles Lydia's backpack?
(a) Watermelon.
(b) Peppermint.
(c) Bubblegum.
(d) Spearmint.

5. Who babysat Nath and Lydia when Marilyn and James went to a Christmas party in Chapter 4?
(a) Susie Fisher.
(b) Betsy Warren.
(c) Monica Montgomery.
(d) Vivian Allen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did James ask Louisa Chen to be a teaching assistant?

2. How old was Marilyn when Nath was in first grade?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what time it is when Hannah lies awake?

4. What is the name of the older police officer who talks with the Lees in Chapter 5?

5. When Marilyn was missing, what was the only thing in the house that reminded Lydia of her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what did Marilyn imagine it would be like when she died?

2. Where did Marilyn go at the end of Chapter 4 and what did she plan to do?

3. What did James realize after Marilyn disappeared?

4. How was James able to attend a private school for twelve years?

5. How does Jack treat girls?

6. How does Hannah feel about Lydia leaving and how might she have felt if she knew about her mother's disappearance?

7. Why did James insist on a closed casket?

8. What was the only thing Marilyn kept from her mother's house and why?

9. What did Nath become obsessed with while his mother was gone?

10. What did everyone try to do after Marilyn returned the summer she disappeared, and how did the disappearance affect the family?

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