1 Who is the author of the novel? Marilyn Lee Celeste Ng Lydia Lee James Lee 2 In what year was the novel published? 1998 2009 2001 2014 3 The author's parents are originally from ____. Japan. Taiwan. Hong Kong. Korea. 4 Where does the novel take place? Ohio. Illinois. Pennsylvania. Mississippi. 5 In what decade is the story set? 1990s. 1970s. 1920s. 2000s. 6 What is the name of the story's central character? Rebecca Lee. Lydia Lee. Sarah Lee. Lilith Lee. 7 How many siblings does Lydia have? 1. 0. 2. 3. 8 What birth order is Lydia? Middle child. Lydia is an only child. Youngest. First-born. 9 What is Lydia's mother's name? Marilyn. Mary. Meredith. Melissa. 10 What is Lydia's father's name? Jacob. Jason. John. James. 11 What race is Lydia's mother? Asian. Latinx. Caucasian. Black. 12 What is Lydia's father's ethnicity? Chinese. Cambodian. Korean. Japanese. 13 What is the name of Lydia's brother? Nath. Johnny. James. Nico. 14 What is the name of Lydia's sister? Marilyn. Briana. Hannah. Leyla. 15 In the novel's opening sentence, we learn that what has happened to Lydia? She has accidentally overdosed on drugs. She has disappeared. She has broken her ankle. She has become pregnant. 16 What is the date of Lydia's disappearance? January 1. May 3. July 4. December 25. 17 What is the year of Lydia's disappearance? 1996. 1987. 1977. 2001. 18 What is Marilyn's profession? Nurse. She isn't in the workforce. Rather, she is a stay-at-home mom. Psychologist. Doctor. 19 What is James's profession? Doctor. History professor. Lawyer. Middle school teacher. 20 What subject does James teach? Calculus. American History. Physics. Chemistry. 21 What is the name of James's teaching assistant? Marilyn. Louisa. Lydia. Meredith. 22 What is unique about Louisa at the college? She is half-Chinese. She is black. She is Asian. She also attended Radcliffe. 23 What is the name of the college where James teaches? Middlewood College. Harvard University. Barnard College. Kenyon College. 24 What has happened to Lydia? She has adopted a cat. She has run away to Toledo. She has been kidnapped. She has drowned. 25 Where do they find Lydia's body? In the lake. In the local river. In the town's swimming pool. In the ocean.