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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. What object does Merry get from Aunt Cilla to give to Lulu?
2. Where does Lulu live in Chapter 13?
3. What pet name does Joey call Lulu in all his letters to her?
4. What does Lulu mean when she refers to the FQ game?
5. What does Merry eat when she comes to see Lulu early in the morning?
Short Essay Questions
1. What secrets does Merry keep from Michael when he takes her to New York for the weekend?
2. Why is Lulu unable to help Merry who is in a highly emotional state regarding their father's release from prison?
3. What is Lulu's profession and where does she work?
4. What positive input does Merry have from Jesse regarding how she helped him and how he wants to help her?
5. How does Lulu try to help Merry after Anne Cohen dies and what does Lulu learn about Merry's inappropriate behavior?
6. Why is Merry unhappy in her job as a victim's advocate?
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. What impact do their mother's death and their father's actions have on Lulu and Merry as they age?
9. Why does Merry's gift of the onyx box create an emotional upheaval in Lulu's house?
10. What causes Lulu to have a panic attack while on an ER rotation when she is a resident?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a brief character study of Lulu. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?
Essay Topic 2
Lulu is no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you learn about Lulu life through this book, what are her biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How does she manage through them? How do her coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of her life? Explain.
Essay Topic 3
What is the greatest lesson Lulu and Merry learn from the Cohens? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Lulu and Merry always recall about their experiences living with the Cohens?
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