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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Chapters 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the last two pages of Chapter 5 imply is the reason Beth cannot give up her relationship with Bill?
(a) There is something inherently self-destructive about Beth.
(b) She has fallen deeply in love with him.
(c) Sleeping with Bill is part of Beth's need to compete with Meg.
(d) He is a temporary escape from her life at Bird House.

2. 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 too angry at Meg to care what happens to her.
(c) She is vaguely pleased but not very interested.
(d) She is curious to the point of being nosy and rude.

3. What does Lorelei say is the cause of her isolation from the rest of her family?
(a) Her desire to live in the moment.
(b) The family's pain over the loss of Rhys.
(c) The events following her partner's death.
(d) Her hoarding disorder.

4. What item breaks on the first Easter described in the book and ends up in the garage with two others just like it?
(a) An inflatable pool.
(b) A plastic rabbit statue.
(c) A television set.
(d) A kitchen chair.

5. When Meg comes home for Easter the year she moves out, what is she especially angry to find that Lorelei has stored in her room?
(a) Lawn fertilizer.
(b) Rat poison.
(c) Insect repellent.
(d) Paint thinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Meg sees the "Beth's Room" sign, what is she suddenly reminded of? (60)

2. What is Lorelei's sister's name?

3. On page 71, what phrase is Lorelei revealed to have had inscribed on Rhys's grave marker?

4. Where is Kayleigh from?

5. What book does Beth read while she is at Meg's London flat?

(see the answer key)

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