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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who, in the boys' collective memory, has died recently?
(a) A grandmother.
(b) A town librarian.
(c) Family dogs.
(d) A great-uncle.

2. How does Cecilia first attempt suicide?
(a) Hanging herself.
(b) Slitting her wrists.
(c) Jumping out of her window.
(d) Taking sleeping pills.

3. Where are the scars Cecilia tried to hide?
(a) On her neck.
(b) On her legs.
(c) On her wrists.
(d) On her face.

4. What do Trip and Lux do under the bleachers?
(a) Drink peach schnapps.
(b) Smoke cigarettes.
(c) Make love.
(d) Dance.

5. Why do Mr. and Mrs. Lisbon not find Cecilia's demeanor during the party strange?
(a) She is just as sociable as usual.
(b) She is always quiet with company.
(c) She isn't feeling well.
(d) She is on drugs that made her sleepy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When, according to the boys, had "the majority of the dying" occurred?

2. Where do the Lisbon girls spend the Day of Grieving?

3. Which Lisbon sister used a depilatory wax?

4. In what room do the girls hold their first party?

5. What do the boys clean off the Lisbons' house?

(see the answer key)

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