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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is significant about the details given about the dress Beth wears on her first date with Jason?
(a) They imply that Beth is not trying to impress Jason.
(b) They imply that Beth may be becoming a hoarder, too.
(c) They imply that Beth accepted the date to childishly spite Bill.
(d) They imply that Beth is trying too hard to be sexy.

2. When she is about sixteen, why does Meg feel jealousy toward Beth?
(a) Beth is dating a boy Meg likes.
(b) Beth is still small and thin, like a child.
(c) Beth develops larger breasts.
(d) Beth is invited to the seaside with a friend.

3. What does Kayleigh accuse Vicky of?
(a) Stealing from Lorelei.
(b) Enabling Lorelei's unhealthy behavior.
(c) Ignoring her daughters' needs.
(d) Pretending to be a lesbian.

4. What is the "orange Aga" that Meg sees has been covered over with Lorelei's hoarded possessions?
(a) A refrigerator.
(b) A stove.
(c) A dishwasher.
(d) A table.

5. Besides her weight loss, what physical clue to Lorelei's ill health does Meg notice during Easter of 1999?
(a) She has a bald patch.
(b) Her hands tremble.
(c) Her skin has a yellow tint.
(d) She is unsteady on her feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. From Beth's perspective, what causes her to faint in Meg's living room?

2. What request does Maddy make that surprises and deeply hurts Vicky?

3. What is Beth trying to talk to Meg about when Molly interrupts their phone call to complain about Alfie and her father?

4. When Beth calls while Meg and Bill are in Greece, what reason does she give for calling Bill's phone?

5. When Meg is pregnant with Molly and calls her family on Easter, what is she most angry about?

(see the answer key)

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