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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the green pamphlets sent out by the Chamber of Commerce about?
(a) Local elections.
(b) Energy conservation.
(c) Dutch elm disease.
(d) Teenage suicide.

2. What does Bonnie carry on her nightly pilgrimages outside?
(a) A teddy bear.
(b) Her pillow.
(c) A laminated picture of the Virgin Mary.
(d) A photo of Cecilia.

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

4. What do the boys find in the basement?
(a) Lux's diary.
(b) Bonnie's body.
(c) The girls' trunk, opened.
(d) Mary's body.

5. What do Lux and Julie do instead of going to class?
(a) Smoke cigarettes.
(b) Meet boys behind the school.
(c) Read magazines.
(d) Go out for coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Lisbon take the girls after removing them from school?

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

3. How does Therese kill herself?

4. What does Mr. Lisbon often bring home for his daughters?

5. What is different about Trip Fontaine's home life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mr. Lisbon's vision of a ghost.

2. How do the boys spend the early part of the evening on June 15?

3. How did the three older girls end their evening at the dance?

4. Describe three ways in which the Lisbon girls tried to contact the boys.

5. How do the Lisbon girls save, at least temporarily, their elm tree?

6. What is Dr. Hornicker's opinion of Lux after meeting with her in the hospital?

7. How did the Lisbons deal with their friends' and neighbors' offers of sympathy?

8. How does Mr. Lisbon's behavior at school change after Cecilia's suicide?

9. What was "The Day of Grieving" and how was it observed?

10. What rebellious activities does Lux engage in?

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