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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In April of 2000, why does Rory not call his mother as he promised on Easter Sunday?
(a) He decides that talking to Lorelei is too depressing.
(b) He has had to sell his cellphone for food money.
(c) The phone at the bar is out of order.
(d) Kayleigh will not let him leave the commune.

3. Where is Kayleigh from?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Wales.
(d) Yorkshire.

4. Who is the first person that Beth suspects knows about her affair with Bill?
(a) Meg.
(b) Kayleigh.
(c) Vicky.
(d) Lorelei.

5. What is Lorelei looking for when she discovers that some of her things are missing?
(a) A paperback book.
(b) A marble figurine.
(c) A pack of washcloths.
(d) The deed to the house.

6. Who is the only person that scares Vicky?
(a) Lorelei.
(b) Meg.
(c) Colin.
(d) Rory.

7. What does Lorelei tell Rory she needs to do instead of helping him look for his birth certificate?
(a) Make pasta necklaces with Maddy and Sophie.
(b) Take some paracetemol and lie down.
(c) Go to Poundstretcher to buy dish scrubbers.
(d) Have wine in the garden with Vicky.

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

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

10. From Meg's perspective, what was Rory's main reaction to Rhys's death?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Rage.
(c) Fear.
(d) Sorrow.

11. When Rory comes to visit for Easter, what has changed about his hair?
(a) He has shaved it off and tattooed his scalp.
(b) He has dyed it scarlet, to match Kayleigh's hair.
(c) It is long, dirty, and matted.
(d) Its color has reverted to the pale yellow of his childhood.

12. When Meg thinks of Lorelei's house as a "warren," on page 150, what is she implicitly comparing her mother to?
(a) A mythical creature.
(b) A police officer.
(c) An animal.
(d) A robot.

13. What does Lorelei interrupt Meg's homework to insist she come look at outside one day?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A rainbow.
(d) A baby bird.

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

15. 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."

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Beth go to school to learn to do?

2. What does Lorelei tell Jim that she says she has never told anyone else?

3. What issue do Rory and Kayleigh seem to be fighting about when they visit for Easter?

4. When Rory and Kayleigh come to Easter, where do they stay while they are in England?

5. What does Rory decide is the only good thing about having had a baby?

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