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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the man that Lorelei writes her emails to?
(a) Tim.
(b) Tom.
(c) Bob.
(d) Jim.

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 explain how miserable she is and why she feels like a failure.
(b) Beth is trying to defend Lorelei's way of grieving over Rhys.
(c) Beth is trying to describe how uncomfortable Vicky's relationship with Lorelei makes her.
(d) Beth is trying to convince Meg that she is not lonely and does not need to start dating.

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

4. What does Kayleigh joke about at Easter that makes everyone uncomfortable?
(a) Rhy's reasons for his suicide.
(b) Rory being a pedophile.
(c) Vicky and Lorelei's relationship.
(d) Bill and Beth having an affair.

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

6. Who calls Meg while she is in the hotel room with Molly?
(a) The funeral home.
(b) Lorelei's social worker.
(c) The coroner's office.
(d) The sheriff's office.

7. When Rhys is talking to his new friend in Spain, what is his attitude toward his mother's current romantic relationship?
(a) Casually apathetic.
(b) Bitterly angry.
(c) Respectfully humorous.
(d) Scornfully dismissive.

8. What is the name of the man that Rory smokes and drinks with at the commune while Kayleigh takes care of their daughter?
(a) Owen.
(b) Ken.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Tim.

9. On page 71, what phrase is Lorelei revealed to have had inscribed on Rhys's grave marker?
(a) "Safely Home in Heaven."
(b) "Mummy's Angel."
(c) "Beloved Baby Boy."
(d) "Sweet Sixteen Forever."

10. When Meg finally talks to Rory via Skype after Lorelei dies, where is Rory?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Indonesia.
(d) The Philippines.

11. What is Meg's reaction to the news about Lorelei and Vicky's romantic relationship?
(a) She is pleased for her mother.
(b) She is devastated for her father.
(c) She suspects Vicky's motives.
(d) She thinks it is more evidence of Lorelei's illness.

12. Where is Jason from?
(a) Australia.
(b) Scotland.
(c) America.
(d) Ireland.

13. When Lorelei discovers things missing from her "office," what does she believe has happened?
(a) Vicky has donated the items to charity.
(b) The house has been broken into again.
(c) She has forgotten where she stored the items.
(d) Maddy and Sophie have moved the items.

14. How is Vicky's attitude toward Meg's children similar to Lorelei's?
(a) They both think that Meg's children are undisciplined.
(b) They both think that Meg has too many children.
(c) They both think that Meg's children are just a way to hold on to Bill.
(d) They both think that Meg does not spend enough time with the children.

15. When Vicky is watching Molly, what criticism of Meg does Molly voice?
(a) Meg yells at Molly too much.
(b) Meg keeps their home too clean.
(c) Meg is not nice to Bill.
(d) Meg throws everything away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What request does Maddy make that results in Lorelei swearing at and insulting her?

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

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

4. What does Lorelei interrupt Meg's homework to insist she come look at outside one day?

5. What is Rory most afraid of when he brings Kayleigh home to meet his mother?

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