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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. In her February 15th email, what does Lorelei reveal about her plan to come visit Jim?
(a) She will practice driving around her village first, as she has not driven her car in years.
(b) She will practice first by spending the night nearby, at Maddy's place.
(c) She thinks that her ill health will make it impossible for her to ever leave home again.
(d) She will clear some space at Bird House so that he can come to her place instead.

2. When Lorelei thinks that Jim has abandoned her toward the end of March, what does she not know about Jim's situation?
(a) His ex-wife has reappeared in his life.
(b) He is on a drinking binge.
(c) He is in the middle of driving to see her.
(d) He is serving a short jail sentence.

3. What does Meg learn is Lorelei's cause of death?
(a) Sepsis and food poisoning.
(b) Lung cancer and respiratory failure.
(c) Coronary disease and heart attack.
(d) Tuberculosis and malnutrition.

4. As Lorelei grows sicker, whom does she find herself thinking about more and more?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Colin.
(c) Vicky.
(d) Rhys.

5. What is the pattern on the dress that Meg and Beth buy for Lorelei to wear for her funeral?
(a) Peacock feathers.
(b) Children's hand prints.
(c) Easter flowers.
(d) Rainbows.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the day before Rhys died, what worry about him was Lorelei having?

2. What personal question about his relationship with Kayleigh does Meg ask Colin during dinner in the village?

3. After Rory is arrested, what does he decide is probably true?

4. To what fictional character does Colin unfavorably compare Owen?

5. What is the purpose of the description of Lorelei coming out into the yard during Easter of 2004?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the first floor of the house is completely cleaned out, what does Meg realize about Lorelei and the past?

2. What cruel irony does Meg see in what she was doing herself at the time of Lorelei's death?

3. How does Lorelei characterize Rory in her email to Jim?

4. What argument does the family have about Rhys during dinner in Chapter 14, and how does Meg settle the argument?

5. How does dramatic irony create a bittersweet mood when Lorelei announces her success in staying at Maddy's house?

6. What point does Lorelei make about Valentine's Day in her email to Jim?

7. When Beth receives Meg's text about Lorelei's computer password, why is she so relieved and happy?

8. How does Beth describe her last couple of years in Australia to Bill when they talk on the way to pick Bill's kids up from school?

9. What is Vicky's perspective on the way Lorelei helps her during her illness?

10. How do Rory's remarks during dinner at the pub in Chapter 14 show that he has genuinely changed?

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