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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Easter lunch in 1986, what does Meg get upset about her mother having so many of?
(a) Books.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Plastic straws.
(d) Tea towels.

2. What is Rory most afraid of when he brings Kayleigh home to meet his mother?
(a) That Kayleigh will want to see Rhys's room and he will have to go in there for the first time in years.
(b) Kayleigh's tendency to be blunt and even harsh in her judgments.
(c) Explaining Vicky's and her children's constant presence in his family home.
(d) Seeing both his home and his girlfriend more objectively, through others' eyes.

3. 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) Insect repellent.
(b) Rat poison.
(c) Paint thinner.
(d) Lawn fertilizer.

4. Where does Beth discover Rhys when she gets back to Bird House and is getting ready to take a shower?
(a) Hiding in the shower.
(b) Sitting at the table in the dark.
(c) In Meg's room.
(d) In her parents' bed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When two teenagers break into Bird House and rob it, what does Lorelei compare the event to?

2. At the end of Chapter 3, where are Rory and Kayleigh headed?

3. What does Colin tell Rory about Kayleigh when father and son are at the pub together?

4. Which family member is the one to first discover Rhys's body?

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

(see the answer key)

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