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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. Where did Marilyn rent an efficiency apartment in Chapter 4?

2. What is Jack wearing when Nath and Hannah see him walk past the lake in Chapter 5?

3. When Marilyn's mother died, how long had it been since the two had talked?

4. What does Marilyn do in Chapter 5 after James leaves for his ten o'clock class?

5. In 1966, what did school lunches cost?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Nath and Lydia spend their days while their mother was gone?

2. In Chapter 1, what does Marilyn remember Lydia doing when she was eleven months old?

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

4. Why didn't the principal at Marilyn's high school want her to take shop?

5. What did Marilyn's college advisor say when he say her first year class schedule?

6. Why did Marilyn's mother talk to her about her behavior in home economics class?

7. In Chapter 1, when does Marilyn call and tell her husband that Lydia is missing?

8. What did the local newspaper say about Lydia after her funeral?

9. How would Lydia and Nath fall asleep each evening while their mother was gone?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Marilyn returns home after many weeks. How did Marilyn feel about being gone from her family while she was gone and why did she finally return?

Essay Topic 2

Members of the Lee family reacted differently to Lydia's disappearance. How did each member of the family react and what did that reveal about each family member?

Essay Topic 3

James had an affair. Why did James have an affair, and why did he choose to be with Louisa?

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