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

2. Where are Meg and Beth when Meg asks Beth to come and live with her in London?
(a) In a London bar.
(b) At Meg's flat.
(c) Waiting in the car for Lorelei.
(d) At Bird House.

3. At the end of Chapter 3, where are Rory and Kayleigh headed?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Andalusia.
(c) Corfu.
(d) Tuscany.

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

5. When Meg sees the "Beth's Room" sign, what is she suddenly reminded of? (60)
(a) There was a time when all of the Bird children were happy.
(b) Beth was secretive even as a child.
(c) She and Beth were always jealous of one another as children.
(d) Her parents used to buy her and her siblings presents all the time.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How old is Maddy when Lorelei first stages an Easter egg hunt for her?

4. When Meg and Beth talk on the phone during Meg's vacation, what memory from their childhoods do they jokingly allude to?

5. At the pool in Greece, when Meg catches sight of the elegant woman with two daughters for the second time, what eases her jealousy and makes her feel better about her own life?

(see the answer key)

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