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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the man that Lorelei writes her emails to?
(a) Bob.
(b) Tom.
(c) Tim.
(d) Jim.

3. When Rory and Kayleigh come to Easter, where do they stay while they are in England?
(a) In Rhys's bedroom.
(b) At Kayleigh's cousin's house.
(c) At Colin's cottage.
(d) In a camper van.

4. What is Rory most afraid of when he brings Kayleigh home to meet his mother?
(a) Seeing both his home and his girlfriend more objectively, through others' eyes.
(b) Kayleigh's tendency to be blunt and even harsh in her judgments.
(c) Explaining Vicky's and her children's constant presence in his family home.
(d) That Kayleigh will want to see Rhys's room and he will have to go in there for the first time in years.

5. When Meg comes home for Easter the year she moves out, what is she especially angry to find that Lorelei has stored in her room?
(a) Paint thinner.
(b) Lawn fertilizer.
(c) Rat poison.
(d) Insect repellent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Beth comes in from her run and sees her father, her mother, and Vicky fighting, what are they fighting over?

2. What do the last two pages of Chapter 5 imply is the reason Beth cannot give up her relationship with Bill?

3. Where is Kayleigh from?

4. When Meg finally talks to Rory via Skype after Lorelei dies, where is Rory?

5. When Meg thinks of Lorelei's house as a "warren," on page 150, what is she implicitly comparing her mother to?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Kayleigh is talking to Beth about quitting smoking, what does Beth assume she is really saying, and why?

2. Why is it so meaningful to Meg when Molly takes her hand before they first enter Bird House together after Lorelei's death?

3. Even though she is disgusted by her own behavior, why does Beth think she cannot give up her affair with Bill?

4. When Meg and Molly go in to start clearing out Lorelei's house, why is it such a relief to them when they reach the landing of the stairs?

5. How does Beth's relationship with Jason result from the actions of other people in Beth's life?

6. What similarities does Meg see between Alfie and Rhys, and when was she most worried about these similarities?

7. How does the very first passage describing a Bird family Easter egg hunt characterize Meg?

8. How does the craft box demonstrate how Lorelei's collecting evolves into hoarding?

9. When Molly asks Meg whether she would have liked Rhys,what is Meg's response?

10. In the early years of her relationship with Lorelei, how does Vicky view Lorelei, and how does she view Lorelei's children?

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