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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lorelei tell Jim that she says she has never told anyone else?
(a) She was not allowed to attend her father's funeral.
(b) She regrets ever having had children.
(c) She thinks she knows why Rhys killed himself.
(d) She was never actually in love with Colin.

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

3. What does Lorelei's attitude toward the birth of Meg's second child seem to be?
(a) She is anxious about Meg's and the baby's health.
(b) She is curious to the point of being nosy and rude.
(c) She is too angry at Meg to care what happens to her.
(d) She is vaguely pleased but not very interested.

4. During what period of time did Vicky first kiss Lorelei and discover that her feelings were reciprocated?
(a) When Rory went to Spain.
(b) When Alfie was being born.
(c) When Beth went to see Meg's first London flat.
(d) When Colin went to his first writer's conference.

5. What does Maddy reveal about herself that makes Vicky see how unfair her choices have been to her daughters?
(a) She is afraid to ask her friends over to the house.
(b) She has come to hate the holidays, especially Easter.
(c) She is anxious and struggling to stay focused in school.
(d) She has been starting to hoard things in her room.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lorelei and Vicky tell Beth about their romantic relationship, how does Beth respond?

2. In her email to Jim, whom does Lorelei say might invite her for Christmas?

3. What is Beth's covert purpose in talking with Bill about her wardrobe and personal style?

4. Why has Vicky never been to Meg's home?

5. What does Meg mean when she complains that her family's behavior is "lurid"? (206)

(see the answer key)

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