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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the boys wait for the Lisbon girls' signal the night of June 15?
(a) In the Buells' attic.
(b) Hidden in the Lisbons' yard.
(c) On the Larsons' roof.
(d) In their old treehouse.

2. Which of his daughters does Mr. Lisbon see eating M&Ms and feel as if she is a stranger?
(a) Therese.
(b) Mary.
(c) Bonnie.
(d) Lux.

3. Where does Trip finally make contact with Lux?
(a) In the parking lot.
(b) At Assembly.
(c) During math class.
(d) At lunchtime.

4. Where is Lux Lisbon's body found?
(a) Outside on the lawn.
(b) In her bed.
(c) In the car in the garage.
(d) In the basement.

5. When the boys get to the Lisbon house, who is waiting for them?
(a) Therese.
(b) Lux.
(c) Mary.
(d) Bonnie.

6. What does Trip do in his car during the day?
(a) Nap.
(b) Drink alcohol.
(c) Smoke marijuana.
(d) Study.

7. Who visits Lux in the hospital?
(a) Dr. Hornicker.
(b) Trip Fontaine.
(c) Father Moody.
(d) Miss Kilsem.

8. Where do the boys find Trip, years later, to interview him?
(a) In rehab.
(b) In Europe.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) Working a construction job.

9. What does Mr. Lisbon often bring home for his daughters?
(a) Comic books.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Records.
(d) Magazines.

10. How does Therese kill herself?
(a) She slits her wrists.
(b) She sticks her head in the oven.
(c) She hangs herself.
(d) She takes an overdose of sleeping pills and gin.

11. What does Trip do when faced with the headmaster one afternoon after returning from his car?
(a) He turns and leaves school.
(b) He dashes to the bathroom.
(c) He walks right by him.
(d) He ducks into the wrong classroom.

12. How does Trip Fontaine get home after the dance?
(a) He rides in Parkie's car with the others.
(b) He calls his father for a ride.
(c) He takes a cab with Lux.
(d) He walks.

13. What object appears randomly around the neighborhood, including under windshield wipers and between bicycle spokes?
(a) Notes from the Lisbon girls.
(b) Rosaries.
(c) Plastic flowers.
(d) Laminated pictures of the Virgin Mary.

14. Where does Old Mrs. Karafilis live?
(a) The Karafilis' attic.
(b) The Karafilis' basement.
(c) Her own house in the neighborhood.
(d) A nursing home.

15. Which of the girls engages in promiscuous sexual relationships?
(a) Mary.
(b) Bonnie.
(c) Therese.
(d) Lux.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Lisbons do with the flowers they receive?

2. What are the green pamphlets sent out by the Chamber of Commerce about?

3. Where do the neighbors suspect the Lisbons are getting their food from?

4. What appears in the window of Cecilia's old bedroom?

5. What does Mr. Lisbon talk about with the neighborhood fathers who come to visit?

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