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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Bill says that Rory is different from everyone else in the Bird family, what does Beth compare her family to?
(a) A n unethical science experiment.
(b) A vacation tour bus about to go over a cliff.
(c) A poorly thought-out guest list at a dinner party.
(d) A circus filled with angry, caged animals.

2. What book does Beth read while she is at Meg's London flat?
(a) Confessions of a Shopaholic.
(b) I Don't Know How She Does It.
(c) The Nanny Diaries.
(d) Bridget Jones's Diary.

3. What issue do Rory and Kayleigh seem to be fighting about when they visit for Easter?
(a) Whether they will get married.
(b) How long they will be in England.
(c) The cost of the trip back to England.
(d) Whether Kayleigh is rude to Rory's family.

4. What does Maddy reveal about herself that makes Vicky see how unfair her choices have been to her daughters?
(a) She has been starting to hoard things in her room.
(b) She is afraid to ask her friends over to the house.
(c) She is anxious and struggling to stay focused in school.
(d) She has come to hate the holidays, especially Easter.

5. Which family member is the one to first discover Rhys's body?
(a) Meg.
(b) Beth.
(c) Rory.
(d) Colin.

6. What request does Maddy make that surprises and deeply hurts Vicky?
(a) She wants Vicky to end her relationship with Lorelei.
(b) She asks Vicky to prove that she loves her.
(c) She wants to move in with her father.
(d) She asks Vicky to pretend not to know her when she is with her friends.

7. What is Lorelei's sister's name?
(a) Kalliope.
(b) Pandora.
(c) Persephone.
(d) Acantha.

8. What is Beth trying to talk to Meg about when Molly interrupts their phone call to complain about Alfie and her father?
(a) Beth is trying to convince Meg that she is not lonely and does not need to start dating.
(b) Beth is trying to defend Lorelei's way of grieving over Rhys.
(c) Beth is trying to describe how uncomfortable Vicky's relationship with Lorelei makes her.
(d) Beth is trying to explain how miserable she is and why she feels like a failure.

9. Besides her weight loss, what physical clue to Lorelei's ill health does Meg notice during Easter of 1999?
(a) Her hands tremble.
(b) She is unsteady on her feet.
(c) She has a bald patch.
(d) Her skin has a yellow tint.

10. What request does Maddy make that results in Lorelei swearing at and insulting her?
(a) She asks Lorelei to clean up the house.
(b) She asks if she can move in Rhys's room.
(c) She asks if she can go to a friend's house on Easter.
(d) She asks Lorelei to stop pretending to be her parent.

11. When Vicky is watching Molly, what criticism of Meg does Molly voice?
(a) Meg throws everything away.
(b) Meg is not nice to Bill.
(c) Meg yells at Molly too much.
(d) Meg keeps their home too clean.

12. When Meg asks Vicky to watch Molly and Alfie while she has a quick nap, what is Vicky's real reaction?
(a) She wonders if Meg is really just using the children to spy on her and Lorelei.
(b) She is angry that watching the children will interfere with her plans for the day.
(c) She is flattered that Meg trusts her enough to ask her to watch them.
(d) She thinks that Bill or Colin should take responsibility and watch the children.

13. What is the main thing that makes Beth so eager to get home to Bird House when she stays at Meg's place to help out during Alfie's birth?
(a) She does not actually enjoy being around small children.
(b) She is uncomfortable in Meg's super-clean home.
(c) She feels guilty about not being at Bird House on Easter.
(d) She does not want to risk revealing her feelings for Bill.

14. What is the name of Meg's third child?
(a) Elliot.
(b) Stanley.
(c) Bill.
(d) Theodore.

15. Who calls Meg while she is in the hotel room with Molly?
(a) The sheriff's office.
(b) Lorelei's social worker.
(c) The coroner's office.
(d) The funeral home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Beth discover Rhys when she gets back to Bird House and is getting ready to take a shower?

2. What is significant about the details given about the dress Beth wears on her first date with Jason?

3. Who is the only person that scares Vicky?

4. What is the main point of the description of Beth's room at the end of Chapter 7?

5. When Rory comes to visit for Easter, what has changed about his hair?

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