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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 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?
(a) She feels guilty about not being at Bird House on Easter.
(b) She does not want to risk revealing her feelings for Bill.
(c) She is uncomfortable in Meg's super-clean home.
(d) She does not actually enjoy being around small children.

2. What is the name of Meg's third child?
(a) Bill.
(b) Theodore.
(c) Elliot.
(d) Stanley.

3. Which item that Lorelei collected as a child seems to disturb Meg the most?
(a) Cigarette foil.
(b) Clothing tags.
(c) Hair.
(d) Leaves.

4. What excuse do Beth and Bill give people for being in a secluded location in the dark together?
(a) They were looking for Bill's keys.
(b) They needed some fresh air.
(c) They were smoking.
(d) They heard a strange noise.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What do the last two pages of Chapter 5 imply is the reason Beth cannot give up her relationship with Bill?

4. 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?

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

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