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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompts Lux to write all over her binder and her underwear?
(a) Hearing a new song she loved.
(b) Seeing a boy with his shirt off.
(c) Stroking a whale.
(d) Watching a movie with her favorite actor.

2. What is Cecilia holding when she is taken to the hospital?
(a) A picture of the Virgin Mary.
(b) A rosary.
(c) A book.
(d) A stuffed animal.

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

4. Why are the neighborhood children kept from the funeral?
(a) The Lisbons request that only adults attend.
(b) To protect their minds from being contaminated by the tragedy.
(c) The children are supposed to be in school.
(d) There isn't enough room in the church.

5. Which of the Lisbon girls is the first to attempt suicide?
(a) Cecilia.
(b) Mary.
(c) Lux.
(d) Therese.

6. How do people know that Cecilia has attempted suicide a second time?
(a) They hear her fall.
(b) They see it happen.
(c) One of her sisters finds her.
(d) They hear her scream.

7. What happens just as the paramedics arrive?
(a) It begins to rain.
(b) The ice cream truck comes down the street.
(c) The Lisbons' sprinkler system goes on.
(d) The telephone rings.

8. How does Cecilia succeed in killing herself?
(a) She hangs herself.
(b) She takes sleeping pills.
(c) She impales herself on a fence.
(d) She slits her wrists.

9. There is one boy that the rest of the group of boys are afraid of. Who is he?
(a) Paul Baldino.
(b) Joe Larson.
(c) Peter Sissen.
(d) Chase Buell.

10. In what room do the girls hold their first party?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The basement.
(c) The patio.
(d) The living room.

11. Where does Dominic end up moving to?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) New York.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) New Jersey.

12. What does Mrs. Lisbon notice about her daughter's appearance inside the casket?
(a) Her bitten fingernails.
(b) Her dry skin.
(c) Her chapped lips.
(d) Her bony knees.

13. What garment does Cecilia always wear?
(a) A floral scarf.
(b) An old wedding dress.
(c) Her father's sweater.
(d) A flannel nightgown.

14. Which boy is known as the brainy one?
(a) Tim Winer.
(b) David Barker.
(c) Kevin Head.
(d) Chase Buell.

15. What does Paul say the concrete tree stump in his yard is?
(a) A barbecue.
(b) A fountain.
(c) The entrance to a secret tunnel.
(d) A safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which boy is the only one who has been allowed into the Lisbon home?

2. What does Mr. Lisbon say was Cecilia's state of mind the day she killed herself?

3. Which Lisbon girl is thought of as "the weird sister"?

4. How much time elapses between the first Lisbon girl's attempt at suicide and the last Lisbon girl's attempt?

5. Where are the scars Cecilia tried to hide?

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