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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is found hanging from a crucifix in one of the girls' rooms?
2. What is Mr. Lisbon's hobby?
3. Which sister interrupts one of the boys in his search through their bathroom?
4. What is Mr. Lisbon's profession?
5. What is Mrs. Lisbon's reaction to Cecilia's asking to leave the party?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Cecilia do on the last day of her life?
2. Describe a few of the changes the boys noticed at the Lisbon house after Cecilia came home from the hospital.
3. What happens in the Baldinos' backyard to arouse neighborhood suspicions?
4. What major revelation do the boys have upon entering the Lisbon girls' party?
5. Name three events the boys read about in Cecilia's diary.
6. How did the emergency workers retrieve Cecilia's body?
7. When Peter Sissen reports back to the boys about his time inside the Lisbon house, what does Paul Baldino vow to do?
8. How did Cecilia Lisbon die?
9. Describe Cecilia's ascent from the party to her bedroom.
10. What does Peter Sissen find in the Lisbon girls' bathroom?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trip Fontaine is a central character in the Lisbon girls' story, especially Lux's. Compare and contrast his life with that of the Lisbon girls. What is his purpose in the novel? What does he represent to the girls, and to their parents, and to the town as a whole?
Essay Topic 2
We have talked a lot about setting in the context of this novel. Please discuss in an essay what the setting of The Virgin Suicides is, how it affects the story, how it affects the characters, and how the characters affect the setting.
Essay Topic 3
Describe several ways in which the parents of the neighborhood attempt to protect or shield their children from the Lisbons' suicides. Do their efforts succeed? If so, how? If not, why not?
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