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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. What was Carter's approval rating the day that Nath flew to Harvard?

2. What does Nath think Jack will have as a reminder of their fight?

3. When James uses the Chinese words to describe the food Louisa offers him in Chapter 8, how long has it been since he has said a word in Chinese?

4. In Chapter 7, how long did it take Lydia to memorize the answers to her failed physics text?

5. In Chapter 7 during Christmas break, how many days does Marilyn spend going over physics with Lydia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does James try to forget that Lydia is dead?

2. What future did Marilyn see for Lydia?

3. Where did Lydia spend her afternoons in Chapter 9?

4. What will the family remember about their last evening in the years to come?

5. What did Nath do after his parents argued about James' affair in Chapter 10?

6. What had Marilyn always wanted her mother to say to her?

7. What does James see at the dock of the lake near the fourth of July, and what did he do?

8. What did James tell Lydia was the most important thing to remember?

9. Why did it bother Hannah when Lydia smiled after she came home from failing her test for her learner's permit?

10. What did July 3 represent to James?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lydia's parents had no idea what Lydia's life was really like. What did Marilyn and James imagine that Lydia's life was like and why was it so different from they envisioned?

Essay Topic 2

The members of the Lee family try to find answers for Lydia's death. How does each family member view Lydia differently and how does that affect their view of the reason for her death?

Essay Topic 3

Both Marilyn and James knew what it was like to be different. What happened in their lives that made Marilyn and James know what it was like to be different from everyone else around them?

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