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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Rhys is talking to his new friend in Spain, what is his attitude toward his mother's current romantic relationship?
(a) Bitterly angry.
(b) Respectfully humorous.
(c) Scornfully dismissive.
(d) Casually apathetic.

2. When Meg thinks of Lorelei's house as a "warren," on page 150, what is she implicitly comparing her mother to?
(a) A mythical creature.
(b) A robot.
(c) A police officer.
(d) An animal.

3. What is Beth trying to talk to Meg about when Molly interrupts their phone call to complain about Alfie and her father?
(a) Beth is trying to convince Meg that she is not lonely and does not need to start dating.
(b) Beth is trying to defend Lorelei's way of grieving over Rhys.
(c) Beth is trying to describe how uncomfortable Vicky's relationship with Lorelei makes her.
(d) Beth is trying to explain how miserable she is and why she feels like a failure.

4. When Lorelei and Vicky tell Beth about their romantic relationship, how does Beth respond?
(a) She threatens to go live with Colin.
(b) She disappears for several days.
(c) She pretends they did not tell her.
(d) She throws up in the sink.

5. What is significant about the details given about the dress Beth wears on her first date with Jason?
(a) They imply that Beth is trying too hard to be sexy.
(b) They imply that Beth is not trying to impress Jason.
(c) They imply that Beth accepted the date to childishly spite Bill.
(d) They imply that Beth may be becoming a hoarder, too.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Vicky's final gift to Meg?

2. From clues in Lorelei's emails, which character can the reader infer has died by 2010?

3. What request does Maddy make that surprises and deeply hurts Vicky?

4. What request does Maddy make that results in Lorelei swearing at and insulting her?

5. Why does Meg assign Beth the job of sorting things in the yard while Meg, Molly, and Colin clear out the inside of the house?

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