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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Meg comes home for Easter the year she moves out, what is she especially angry to find that Lorelei has stored in her room?
(a) Insect repellent.
(b) Lawn fertilizer.
(c) Rat poison.
(d) Paint thinner.

2. What does Lorelei say is the cause of her isolation from the rest of her family?
(a) Her desire to live in the moment.
(b) The family's pain over the loss of Rhys.
(c) The events following her partner's death.
(d) Her hoarding disorder.

3. What do the last two pages of Chapter 5 imply is the reason Beth cannot give up her relationship with Bill?
(a) Sleeping with Bill is part of Beth's need to compete with Meg.
(b) There is something inherently self-destructive about Beth.
(c) She has fallen deeply in love with him.
(d) He is a temporary escape from her life at Bird House.

4. What bribe did Meg use to get Molly to come to Bird House with her?
(a) First choice of Lorelei's possessions.
(b) A new cellphone.
(c) Time away from school.
(d) A fancy hotel.

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

6. What gesture of Jason's does Beth compare favorably with Bill's usual behavior?
(a) Jason pays for everything on their date.
(b) Jason asks Beth questions about her life and listens to the answers.
(c) Jason respects Beth's choice not to drink alcohol.
(d) Jason puts his phone away to concentrate on Beth.

7. Which is the only room in Bird House that Meg and Molly find is free of Lorelei's hoarded objects?
(a) Lorelei's bedroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) Rhys's bedroom.
(d) Meg's bedroom.

8. What excuse do Beth and Bill give people for being in a secluded location in the dark together?
(a) They were looking for Bill's keys.
(b) They heard a strange noise.
(c) They were smoking.
(d) They needed some fresh air.

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

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

11. At the end of Chapter 3, where are Rory and Kayleigh headed?
(a) Andalusia.
(b) Corfu.
(c) Tuscany.
(d) Normandy.

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

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

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

15. What surprise does Vicky arrange for Lorelei during Easter of 1999?
(a) A shopping trip for new dresses.
(b) The adults' participation in the egg hunt.
(c) Her sister's and son's visits.
(d) A visit to the cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the pool in Greece, when Meg catches sight of the elegant woman with two daughters for the second time, what eases her jealousy and makes her feel better about her own life?

3. When Meg thinks of Lorelei's house as a "warren," on page 150, what is she implicitly comparing her mother to?

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

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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