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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 Colin is in Thailand, what does he tell Rory that Lorelei has begun hoarding?
(a) Baby clothes.
(b) Easter eggs.
(c) Aluminum cans.
(d) Newspapers.

2. In her Chapter 8 email to Jim, what does Lorelei compare herself to?
(a) Pack rat.
(b) Magpie.
(c) Lark.
(d) Rabbit.

3. What does Lorelei tell Rory she needs to do instead of helping him look for his birth certificate?
(a) Take some paracetemol and lie down.
(b) Make pasta necklaces with Maddy and Sophie.
(c) Go to Poundstretcher to buy dish scrubbers.
(d) Have wine in the garden with Vicky.

4. What does Beth think is the main reason she did not move to London to live with Meg when she was younger?
(a) Lorelei's mental illness.
(b) Rhys's death.
(c) Her own insecurities.
(d) Meg's obsessive cleanliness.

5. What does Rory decide is the only good thing about having had a baby?
(a) He and Kayleigh have been given a nicer house to live in.
(b) People sympathize with young parents and expect less work from them.
(c) He hopes that he can be a better father than Colin was.
(d) The baby looks like the Birds and reminds him of home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What seems to alarm Meg most about Lorelei's appearance at Vicky's funeral?

2. On page 334, what word does Meg associate with both Colin and Beth?

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

4. When Meg and Molly enter Bird House after Lorelei's death, where do they realize she has been sleeping?

5. When Beth calls while Meg and Bill are in Greece, what reason does she give for calling Bill's phone?

(see the answer key)

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