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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Catherine do after the funeral when they get back to the house?
(a) Puts out the food and drinks for the many visitors.
(b) Hovers over her mother making sure she is okay.
(c) Goes upstairs to take a nap.
(d) Sits in the corner drinking tea.

2. Who are many of Catherine's memories tied to?
(a) Granny.
(b) Music Teacher.
(c) Mother.
(d) Father.

3. What does Catherine's mother notice and ask her about when she wakes her up?
(a) Picture of the little girl.
(b) Book about depression.
(c) Note from her father.
(d) Pill bottles on the counter.

4. What does Catherine remember that a teacher once told her all lullabies were about?
(a) The birth of children.
(b) The problems with the world.
(c) The death of a child.
(d) The need for safety.

5. Who does her mother say will do Catherine's hair for the funeral?
(a) Megan.
(b) Paddy.
(c) Anna.
(d) Geraldine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the descriptors Catherine uses for her daughter right after she is born?

2. How does Catherine get to the hospital?

3. Why do the nuns tell Catherine to walk around?

4. What does Catherine believe Christmas carols celebrate?

5. What does Catherine tell Miss Bingham she is working on?

(see the answer key)

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