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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes Merry to visit her father?
(a) Mrs. Cohen.
(b) Dr. Cohen.
(c) Aunt Cilla.
(d) Uncle Irving.

2. 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.

3. In which New York borough do the girls live with the Cohens?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Bronx.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

4. What does Mrs. Cohen tell Lulu that Lulu has?
(a) Shiny hair.
(b) Possibility.
(c) Beautiful eyes.
(d) Body odor.

5. With which family are Lulu and Merry going to live with as foster children?
(a) The Smiths.
(b) The Cohens.
(c) The Johnsons.
(d) The Halls.

6. What is the SP class which Merry will be entering?
(a) Special Progress.
(b) Sixth Plateau.
(c) Simple Physics.
(d) Special Phonics.

7. Where do Lulu and Merry go to live after the death of their grandmother?
(a) A boarding school.
(b) An orphanage.
(c) A foster home.
(d) Lulu's godparents' home.

8. What does the bully do to Merry one night?
(a) Cuts off her ponytail while she sleeps.
(b) Puts her bed in the hallway.
(c) Draws a mustache on her with a marker.
(d) Pours water on her mattress.

9. The author gives the impression that Lulu was more interested in _______________ than her own children.
(a) Making money.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Decorating.
(d) Her own beauty.

10. What do people call Lulu and Merry at Grandma Zelda's funeral?
(a) The orphans.
(b) The troublemakers.
(c) The poor little lambs.
(d) The murderer's daughters.

11. Who is Lulu and Merry's paternal grandmother?
(a) Grandma Joyce.
(b) Grandma Zelda.
(c) Grandma Zara.
(d) Grandma Sue.

12. How much time passes between the holiday and when Merry gets to visit her father in prison?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 4 months.

13. What architectural structure does Merry look forward to seeing on the way to the prison?
(a) The Chrysler Building.
(b) The World Trade Towers.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) The Statue of Liberty.

14. Why does Aunt Cilla refuse to keep Lulu and Merry?
(a) She does not have enough room for them.
(b) She does not want Joey's children in her house.
(c) She can't afford to take them in.
(d) She is not mentally well.

15. Where does Mrs. Cohen take Lulu and Merry?
(a) The mall.
(b) The museum.
(c) Out for ice cream.
(d) A festival.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Merry and her grandmother buy on each outing in #35?

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

3. What has Lulu been told regarding her father?

4. Who surprisingly attends Grandma Zelda's burial service?

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

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