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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Cohen tells Joey that Lulu has a flair for _________________.

2. Who is the girl who threatens to harm Lulu with the weapon in #54?

3. Who takes Merry to visit her father?

4. What does Joey make Merry promise to do?

5. How many times a week is Lulu allowed to visit Merry in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Joey give to Merry for why he stabbed her that day?

2. Into whose home do Lulu and Merry move in as foster children and what directions does Lulu give Merry about how to behave and what to say?

3. Who is Aunt Cilla and why does she refuse to take Lulu and Merry into her home?

4. What obligation does Merry feel toward her father?

5. What promise does Grandma Zelda force Lulu to make?

6. How does Merry feel about being at the Cohens' house after she and Lulu have been there for a year?

7. How does Lulu coyly work her way into Mrs. Cohen's sympathy?

8. Who tries to help Merry work through the emotions she has related to her father and his failed attempt to kill her on the day he killed her mother?

9. What is Lulu's secret wish as she encounters her father at the cemetery?

10. What responsibility does Lulu feel toward Merry at the orphanage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Drew. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Drew's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What is the greatest lesson Lulu learns from Grandma Zelda? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Lulu always recall about Grandma Zelda and the promise she made to her?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of truth. Identify at least two instances about pride in the book and then cite examples to support your answer.

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