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Quiz about Jeffery Eugenides The Virgin Suicides

Jeffery Eugenides "The Virgin Suicides" Quiz

You've read the book, seen the film, now, play the quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by MissSassyPants. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
MissSassyPants

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
156,146

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
327

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What is exhibit #18? Hint

Mary's old cosmetics

Bonnie's votive candles

Lux's brassiere

Therese's specimen slides

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Question 2 of 15

2. According to Therese, what do the girls "just want to" do? Hint

Die

Live

Forget about Cecilia

Have fun

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Question 3 of 15

3. Does Bonnie believe in God?

Yes

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Question 4 of 15

4. What date was it when Ms. D'Angelo took the polariod of the Lisbon house? Hint

June 14

June 11

June 13

June 12

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who did Dominic Palazzolo have a crush on?

Answer: (Two Words first and last name)

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Question 6 of 15

6. What time was the sprinkler system timed to go on at? Hint

8:15pm

8:00pm

8:30pm

8:45pm

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who said that Therese had gone inside to call the paramedics after seeing Cecilia on the fence? Hint

Joe Hill Conley

Joe Larson

Peter Sissen

Tom Faheem

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Question 8 of 15

8. The day Cecilia died, the cemetary workers strike was in Week_____.

Answer: (One Word or Numeral)

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the name of Tom Burke's dead beagle?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the name of the Lisbon's Priest?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which Beatle's song do the boys play over the phone to the Lisbon girls? Hint

Dear Prudence

Hey Jude

Eleanor Rigby

Help!

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Question 12 of 15

12. What date did the picture of the Virgin Mary with the note "Tomorrow. Midnight. Wait for our signal" written on the back appear in Chase Buell's mailbox? Hint

June 11

June 15

June 14

June 12

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Question 13 of 15

13. Whose belt does Lux unbuckle? Hint

Tom Faheem

Joe Hill Conley

Chase Buell

Kevin Head

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Question 14 of 15

14. Where were the boys planning to take the Lisbon girls? Hint

Florida

Ohio

New York

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which Lisbon girl survives the night of the "free for all" suicides, only to stuff herself with sleeping pills the next month? Hint

Mary

Bonnie

Therese

Lux

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is exhibit #18?

Answer: Mary's old cosmetics

Lux's brassiere was exhibit #81, Bonnie's candles were exhibit #57 and Therese's specimen slides were exhibit #62.

2. According to Therese, what do the girls "just want to" do?

Answer: Live

At the Homecoming dance, Therese tells her date, Kevin Head, that they "just want to live. If anyone would let [them]."

3. Does Bonnie believe in God?

Answer: Yes

Bonnie asks Joe Hill Conley if he believes in God, and he answers "yeah." She replies "me too."

4. What date was it when Ms. D'Angelo took the polariod of the Lisbon house?

Answer: June 13

The photo shows Mary in the upper-right second-story window, "caught in the act of blow-drying her hair."

5. Who did Dominic Palazzolo have a crush on?

Answer: Diana Porter

Dominic was one of the reasons given for Cecilia's suicide, even though he was only mentioned once throughout her diary.

6. What time was the sprinkler system timed to go on at?

Answer: 8:15pm

The sprinklers went on while Cecilia was still stuck on the fence, after hurling herself out of the upstairs window.

7. Who said that Therese had gone inside to call the paramedics after seeing Cecilia on the fence?

Answer: Tom Faheem

While "Tom Faheem said that Therese had gone inside and called", the rest of the boys remembered "the remaining four Lisbon girls immobile on the porch until after the EMS truck arrived."

8. The day Cecilia died, the cemetary workers strike was in Week_____.

Answer: 6

The strike continues throughout the novel almost to the end.

9. What is the name of Tom Burke's dead beagle?

Answer: Muffin

Muffin "choked on Bazooka Joe bubble gum," this is mentioned when the narrator talks of the shock of Cecilia's death.

10. What is the name of the Lisbon's Priest?

Answer: Father Moody

He goes to visit the girls after Cecilia's suicide.

11. Which Beatle's song do the boys play over the phone to the Lisbon girls?

Answer: Dear Prudence

They reply with "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John.

12. What date did the picture of the Virgin Mary with the note "Tomorrow. Midnight. Wait for our signal" written on the back appear in Chase Buell's mailbox?

Answer: June 14

This is the day before the "free for all" suicide night, when the remaining four Lisbon girls attempt suicide.

13. Whose belt does Lux unbuckle?

Answer: Chase Buell

This is to stall the boys while her other sisters attempt suicide in various areas of the house.

14. Where were the boys planning to take the Lisbon girls?

Answer: Florida

This just minutes before they realise the girls have all attempted suicide. Bonnie is hanging in the basement, Mary has her head in the oven, Therese is stuffed with sleeping pills and Lux is gassing herself in the garage.

15. Which Lisbon girl survives the night of the "free for all" suicides, only to stuff herself with sleeping pills the next month?

Answer: Mary

Even though she wasn't dead, everyone thought of her as dead, as if it was only a matter of time until she succeeded.

Source: Author MissSassyPants

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