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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapters 8-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In April of 2000, on Easter Sunday, what does Beth promise herself she will accomplish before Easter of 2001?
(a) She will leave Bird House, one way or another.
(b) She will confront her mother about the state of the house.
(c) She will end her affair with her sister's partner.
(d) She will start dating and look for a better job.

2. What is Beth trying to talk to Meg about when Molly interrupts their phone call to complain about Alfie and her father?
(a) Beth is trying to describe how uncomfortable Vicky's relationship with Lorelei makes her.
(b) Beth is trying to explain how miserable she is and why she feels like a failure.
(c) Beth is trying to defend Lorelei's way of grieving over Rhys.
(d) Beth is trying to convince Meg that she is not lonely and does not need to start dating.

3. What job does Beth go to school to learn to do?
(a) Nursery school teacher.
(b) Nurse's aid.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Hair stylist.

4. What does Meg mean when she complains that her family's behavior is "lurid"? (206)
(a) It is frightening and unpredictable.
(b) It is aggressive and demeaning.
(c) It is shocking and offensive.
(d) It is obnoxious and self-involved.

5. When Meg is pregnant with Molly and calls her family on Easter, what is she most angry about?
(a) No one plans to visit Rhys's grave.
(b) Vicky and her children are invited.
(c) No one knows where Rory is.
(d) Her father is missing Easter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse do Beth and Bill give people for being in a secluded location in the dark together?

2. When Maddy makes a beautiful Easter lunch, what does Lorelei complain about?

3. What does Lorelei explain to Jim in her New Years email?

4. From Meg's perspective, what was Rory's main reaction to Rhys's death?

5. Besides her weight loss, what physical clue to Lorelei's ill health does Meg notice during Easter of 1999?

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