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

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

3. Where does Mary go by herself?
(a) The post office.
(b) The dry cleaner.
(c) The hairdresser.
(d) The orthodontist's office.

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

5. Who fetches the Lisbons' mail?
(a) Mr. Lisbon.
(b) Mrs. Lisbon.
(c) Mary.
(d) Therese.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the boys find Muffie Perry, what is she doing?

2. What do Lux and Julie do instead of going to class?

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

4. What kind of car does Trip drive?

5. What is Lux observed doing on the roof of the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the state of the Lisbons' basement on June 15th.

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

5. How did Lux's date end?

6. Why is Lux taken by ambulance to the hospital?

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

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

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

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

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