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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The baby looks like the Birds and reminds him of home.
(c) He hopes that he can be a better father than Colin was.
(d) People sympathize with young parents and expect less work from them.

2. When Meg asks Vicky to watch Molly and Alfie while she has a quick nap, what is Vicky's real reaction?
(a) She wonders if Meg is really just using the children to spy on her and Lorelei.
(b) She thinks that Bill or Colin should take responsibility and watch the children.
(c) She is angry that watching the children will interfere with her plans for the day.
(d) She is flattered that Meg trusts her enough to ask her to watch them.

3. How does Vicky accidentally upset Lorelei when she is trying to find a way to get Kayleigh to stop saying crude things in front of the children?
(a) She sends all of the children over to Colin's.
(b) She asks Kayleigh to help her in the kitchen.
(c) She suggests that it is time for the egg hunt.
(d) She sends Rory and Kayleigh on an errand.

4. From clues in Lorelei's emails, which character can the reader infer has died by 2010?
(a) Rory.
(b) Pandora.
(c) Vicky.
(d) Beth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Meg enters Bird House to start clearing it out, how long has it been since she was last there?

2. At Easter lunch in 1986, what does Meg get upset about her mother having so many of?

3. What is Lorelei looking for when she discovers that some of her things are missing?

4. What is the main thing that makes Beth so eager to get home to Bird House when she stays at Meg's place to help out during Alfie's birth?

5. How is Vicky's attitude toward Meg's children similar to Lorelei's?

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