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

2. When Meg realizes that they will need more help with clearing out Bird House, what suggestion of Colin's does she reject?
(a) Asking Maddy and Sophie to help.
(b) Letting Beth come help them.
(c) Asking for help from the council.
(d) Getting rid of everything without sorting through it.

3. When Colin confesses to Rory that he has given up on helping Lorelei, how does Rory react?
(a) He suggests that Meg is better equipped to handle Lorelei.
(b) He reminds Colin that Lorelei is Colin's responsibility, too.
(c) He asks whether it is possible to commit her to a mental health facility.
(d) He tells Colin not to worry about it.

4. On page 363, what does Lorelei call "the piece of grit" that stuck inside her and "turned everything else to what it is"?
(a) Vicky's moving out with her children.
(b) What happened the night before Rhys died.
(c) The incident between her daughters at Vicky's funeral.
(d) Rhy's death by suicide.

5. What does Beth chiefly notice about Meg when they are first reunited in September of 2006?
(a) Meg's happiness.
(b) Meg's weight.
(c) Meg's wealth.
(d) Meg's kindness.

6. What is the purpose of the description of Lorelei coming out into the yard during Easter of 2004?
(a) To show that she is neglecting herself as much as she neglects everything else in her life.
(b) To foreshadow her later interest in starting a new romantic relationship.
(c) To contrast her girlish appearance and behavior with her actual age.
(d) To demonstrate that Meg's perspective on Lorelei is far from objective.

7. In Chapter 9, what causes Beth to think she might need some medical attention?
(a) Her heart races and she gets very pale.
(b) Her recurring nightmares are keeping her from sleeping.
(c) She is having trouble remembering basic details of her life.
(d) She repeatedly finds herself staring absently into space.

8. What is Lorelei beginning to talk with Meg about for the first time when their conversation is interrupted by Vicky's daughters bringing in a cake?
(a) Her reaction to Rhys's death.
(b) The possibility of seeing a therapist.
(c) Her reasons for the affair with Vicky.
(d) The trauma she suffered in her childhood home.

9. Why is Rory unable to travel around with Colin when Colin comes to Thailand?
(a) Rory does not have enough money.
(b) Rory has lost his passport.
(c) Owen will not give him time off of work.
(d) The police are looking for Rory.

10. In her Chapter 9 email to Jim, what does Lorelei say she never forgave Colin for?
(a) The way he reacted to Rhys's death.
(b) Moving to Spain.
(c) Being a neglectful father.
(d) Falling out of love with her.

11. When they all go to the funeral home to see Lorelei, what does Colin say Lorelei looks like?
(a) A mummy.
(b) A child.
(c) A bird.
(d) A witch.

12. What is the pattern on the dress that Meg and Beth buy for Lorelei to wear for her funeral?
(a) Peacock feathers.
(b) Easter flowers.
(c) Rainbows.
(d) Children's hand prints.

13. To what fictional character does Colin unfavorably compare Owen?
(a) Ebenezer Scrooge.
(b) Tony Soprano.
(c) Dr. Frankenstein.
(d) Mr. Burns.

14. Which best describes Lorelei's attitude about Jim's drinking?
(a) She wishes she had the strength to distance herself from him while he is drinking.
(b) She is understanding to the point of almost encouraging him to drink.
(c) She refuses to hear anything about his problem and ignores its existence.
(d) She makes it clear that she disapproves of the behavior, not Jim as a person.

15. Which is the best description of Meg's tone when Colin calls in Chapter 8 to say he is at the airport?
(a) Frosty.
(b) Bewildered.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Nostalgic.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 247, whom does Lorelei refer to as "an utter bitch"?

2. When Rory is living overseas, which of his family members does he miss the most?

3. Once Bird House is cleared out, what does Meg think has also gone away?

4. In Chapter 9, what does Vicky's comparison of her cancer's progress to a "whistle-stop sightseeing tour" indicate? (252)

5. In her email to Jim in Chapter 12, what comparison between her own situation and Colin's does Lorelei make?

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