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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. Why is Lulu unable to pick up Cassandra and Ruby from school like Drew had asked her to do?
(a) She got caught in traffic.
(b) She got held up in surgery.
(c) She was detained in a staff meeting.
(d) She had to be with Audra.

2. Lulu tells her father that he must stay away from whom?
(a) Aunt Cilla.
(b) Drew.
(c) Merry.
(d) Uncle Irving.

3. In Chapter 22, Drew harps on Merry to ____________________.
(a) Find a new apartment.
(b) Get the oil changed in her car.
(c) Go out with Michael again.
(d) Give them some privacy.

4. In what city does Lulu get married?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Asheville.
(d) Boston.

5. With which of the following does Merry NOT struggle?
(a) Money.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Men.
(d) Loneliness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation for his crimes does Joey give to Merry?

2. Who is the married man with whom Merry is having an affair in Chapter 16?

3. What type of patients are Lulu's specialty?

4. Where had Merry gone to college?

5. Why is Merry packing up her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Lulu to have a panic attack while on an ER rotation when she is a resident?

2. Why does Lulu dislike celebrating her birthday and what unsettling gift does Merry give her this year?

3. Why is Merry unhappy in her job as a victim's advocate?

4. Why is Merry so upset that Lulu told Drew about their parents?

5. Who are Lulu's daughters and how close is Merry to Lulu's family?

6. What secrets does Merry keep from Michael when he takes her to New York for the weekend?

7. How is Merry's life a series of conflicts based on how responsibly she interacts with her clients while her own personal life is a mess?

8. How do Lulu and Merry feel about their father at the end of the book?

9. What disappointments is Merry dealing with that make her give in and call her married lover to come over?

10. What is Lulu's profession and where does she work?

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