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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. How do people know that Cecilia has attempted suicide a second time?
2. Which of the Lisbon girls is the last to attempt suicide?
3. What is found hanging from a crucifix in one of the girls' rooms?
4. What is Cecilia doing as she goes up and down the stairs before the party?
5. What feature of the cemetery where Cecilia's funeral is held stands out most to the mourners?
Short Essay Questions
1. Name three events the boys read about in Cecilia's diary.
2. How did the emergency workers retrieve Cecilia's body?
3. How did Cecilia Lisbon die?
4. Describe Cecilia's ascent from the party to her bedroom.
5. Describe a few of the changes the boys noticed at the Lisbon house after Cecilia came home from the hospital.
6. What does Cecilia look like in her coffin?
7. Why does Mr. Lisbon have to take a tour of several cemeteries?
8. What does the cemetery where Cecilia's service is held look like?
9. Describe the appearance of Cecilia's diary.
10. How did it happen that Paul Baldino found Cecilia in the bathtub?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
The Virgin Suicides is full of sexual and religious symbolism. Please choose at least three major symbols and explain their significance to the story and relation to one another, and explain how these two seemingly disparate subjects intertwine.
Essay Topic 3
Jeffrey Eugenides opens the book with the last Lisbon girl's suicide. How does that set the tone for the novel? Is it helpful to the reader or does it take away from the story?
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