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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Buckley walks in on his mother in the bathroom, what is she eating?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Fresh berries from their backyard.
(c) Cake.
(d) Pie.

2. What team does Principal Caden want Lindsey to play on?
(a) A softball team.
(b) A volleyball team.
(c) A soccer team.
(d) A basketball team.

3. Who documents Lindsey and Samuel's budding relationship in a diary?
(a) Buckley.
(b) Lindsey.
(c) Susie.
(d) Ruth.

4. What type of narration does The Lovely Bones display?
(a) Third person.
(b) Second person.
(c) None of these answers are correct.
(d) First person.

5. What board game do the Salmon family play on the first Christmas after Susie died?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Sorry.
(c) Chutes and Ladders.
(d) Cranium.

6. How does Det. Fenerman find Mr. Harvey upon his first visit to his house?
(a) Very suspicious and probably a murderer.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) Strange and sincere, but not suspicious.
(d) Very lonely and living in filth.

7. While in the hospital, what does Abigail want Fenerman to admit?
(a) That he killed his wife.
(b) That he has feelings for her.
(c) That Susie was murdered.
(d) That the police are clueless about what happened to Susie.

8. When Mr. Harvey and Jack first start talking after Susie's murder, what does Mr. Harvey say to Jack?
(a) He never brings it up.
(b) He apologizes for the loss of Susie.
(c) He asks if there is any progress on the investigation.
(d) He asks if Jack and his family are going to move.

9. Who is Artie?
(a) The teacher of Lindsey's symposium class.
(b) A boy from Susie's grade at the symposium.
(c) The soccer coach at the symposium.
(d) A boy from Lindsey's grade at the symposium.

10. What piece of Susie's clothing is also found by police?
(a) Her socks.
(b) One of her shoes.
(c) Her wool hat.
(d) Her favorite sweater.

11. When Buckley is first talking to Nate about Susie, what does Buckley tell Nate that Susie's ghost did?
(a) Show him where her body was.
(b) Dance with him.
(c) Kiss him on the cheek.
(d) Lead him to a hidden treasure.

12. What is Mr. Harvey's demeanor as he cleans himself up after the murder?
(a) Calm.
(b) Festive.
(c) Frenzied.
(d) Crazy.

13. Where do Ruth and Ray spend a lot of time talking about Susie?
(a) At Ruth's house.
(b) In the cornfields where she was killed.
(c) At Ray's house.
(d) In the auditorium.

14. Which character tries to get Lindsey to talk about her emotions right after Susie dies?
(a) Jack.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Mr. Harvey.
(d) Buckley.

15. What does Ruth's father make her do every morning when he drops her off at school?
(a) Tell him he loves her.
(b) Promise not to talk to any boys.
(c) Drink alcohol.
(d) Give him his lunch money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What items does Lindsey stroke when she enters Susie's room for the first time after her death?

2. What item did Mr. Harvey offer Susie to make her more comfortable in his secret room?

3. How does Det. Fenerman respond to Jack's first phone call about Mr. Harvey being involved in the death of his daughter?

4. What book do the police find in the field where Susie was killed?

5. What gift does Samuel Heckler give Lindsey on the first Christmas after Susie's death?

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