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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why has Vicky never been to Meg's home?
(a) She does not like Bill.
(b) She has no one to watch Sophie and Maddy.
(c) Lorelei refuses to leave home overnight.
(d) Meg makes her feel unwelcome.

3. 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) Her hoarding disorder.
(c) The family's pain over the loss of Rhys.
(d) The events following her partner's death.

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

5. What does Rhys get into trouble for at school?
(a) Swearing at the headmaster.
(b) Leaving frightening messages in a girl's locker.
(c) Leaving school without permission.
(d) Lurking outside the girls' changing room.

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

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

8. 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) She has fallen deeply in love with him.
(c) He is a temporary escape from her life at Bird House.
(d) There is something inherently self-destructive about Beth.

9. When Meg enters Bird House to start clearing it out, how long has it been since she was last there?
(a) Six months.
(b) Three years.
(c) Six years.
(d) A year.

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

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

12. What seems to be the main reason that Lorelei favors Rhys?
(a) He is the only one who looks like her.
(b) He was small and sickly when he was born.
(c) He is also a collector of discarded objects.
(d) He is the youngest child.

13. 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) The phone at the bar is out of order.
(c) He has had to sell his cellphone for food money.
(d) Kayleigh will not let him leave the commune.

14. Which item that Lorelei collected as a child seems to disturb Meg the most?
(a) Clothing tags.
(b) Cigarette foil.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Hair.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is significant about the details given about the dress Beth wears on her first date with Jason?

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

4. What does Kayleigh accuse Vicky of?

5. What bribe did Meg use to get Molly to come to Bird House with her?

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