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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 4-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Joey's sentence for the murder of his wife?
(a) 15-20 years.
(b) A life sentence.
(c) The death penalty.
(d) 5 years.

2. What does the bully take from Merry and her friends?
(a) Scissors.
(b) Paper.
(c) Candy.
(d) Crayons.

3. What could account for Lulu and Merry's mother's immature behavior?
(a) She was always spoiled at home.
(b) She never had any responsibilities.
(c) She was beautiful and catered to.
(d) She was a teenager when she got pregnant and married.

4. What is the cause of Lulu's mother's death?
(a) Asphyxiation.
(b) Multiple stab wounds.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Gunshot wounds.

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason Joey gives for stabbing Merry?
(a) He was filled with rage.
(b) He was high on drugs.
(c) He was consumed with alcohol.
(d) He is bipolar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Merry Zachariah at the beginning of the story?

2. Where do Lulu and Merry live in Chapter 4?

3. What is Lulu and Merry's religion?

4. What does Grandma Zelda force Lulu to promise?

5. What does Merry work up the courage to ask her father one day?

(see the answer key)

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