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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: Chapters 13-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her Chapter 8 email to Jim, what does Lorelei indicate he has confessed to her in an earlier email?
(a) He was recently released from prison.
(b) He has a substance use disorder.
(c) He is not yet divorced from his wife.
(d) He does not actually live in England.

2. What is Meg's reaction to Lorelei's eulogy for Vicky?
(a) She is embarrassed that people now know about Lorelei's and Vicky's romantic relationship.
(b) She is angry that Lorelei made the eulogy all about herself.
(c) She is pleased at how well her mother did.
(d) She is worried by the obvious decline in Lorelei's mental acuity.

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

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

5. What is Rory most afraid of when he brings Kayleigh home to meet his mother?
(a) That Kayleigh will want to see Rhys's room and he will have to go in there for the first time in years.
(b) Seeing both his home and his girlfriend more objectively, through others' eyes.
(c) Kayleigh's tendency to be blunt and even harsh in her judgments.
(d) Explaining Vicky's and her children's constant presence in his family home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the description of Lorelei coming out into the yard during Easter of 2004?

2. What surprise does Vicky arrange for Lorelei during Easter of 1999?

3. From clues in Lorelei's emails, which character can the reader infer has died by 2010?

4. In her Chapter 9 email to Jim, what does Lorelei say she never forgave Colin for?

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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