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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Meg feel when she sees her father, Tia, and Kayleigh entering the pub for the wake?
(a) Hope.
(b) Anger.
(c) Pity.
(d) Amusement.

2. In Chapter 9, what does Vicky's comparison of her cancer's progress to a "whistle-stop sightseeing tour" indicate? (252)
(a) The cancer creates obvious symptoms in each part of her body.
(b) The cancer is moving quickly and becoming widespread.
(c) The cancer is powerful and unstoppable.
(d) The cancer is an enemy that does not respect or care about her.

3. On the day before Rhys died, what worry about him was Lorelei having?
(a) She worried that no one would ever love him as much as she did.
(b) She worried that he would someday get into trouble she could not get him out of.
(c) She worried that he was becoming a stranger to her.
(d) She worried that he was losing interest in his own life.

4. Who texts Meg while she is at dinner with Molly and Colin in the village?
(a) Beth.
(b) Kayleigh.
(c) Bill.
(d) Rory.

5. In her email to Jim on the 11th of January, what does Lorelei say is the reason she stopped speaking to Colin?
(a) He failed to protect Rory from Owen.
(b) He moved in with Kayleigh.
(c) He stopped sending her money.
(d) He gave away some of Lorelei's possessions.

6. Besides Vicky's funeral, what does Kayleigh say brought her back to England?
(a) Wanting to help Lorelei.
(b) Wanting to confront Beth.
(c) Wanting to see her own family.
(d) Wanting Tia to meet the family.

7. As Lorelei grows sicker, whom does she find herself thinking about more and more?
(a) Rhys.
(b) Colin.
(c) Vicky.
(d) Her mother.

8. When Rory first arrives back in England, whom has he decided to blame for what happened to Rhys?
(a) Meg.
(b) Colin.
(c) Lorelei.
(d) Himself.

9. Where is Colin on Easter of 2005, when he emails all three of his children?
(a) Madrid.
(b) Chiang Mai.
(c) Andalusia.
(d) Sydney.

10. What is the name of the man Beth is seeing in 2005?
(a) Ben.
(b) Richard.
(c) Simon.
(d) Jason.

11. What does Lorelei say "spirit" is just another word for? (362)
(a) Love.
(b) Memory.
(c) Ghost.
(d) Soul.

12. 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 demonstrate that Meg's perspective on Lorelei is far from objective.
(c) To foreshadow her later interest in starting a new romantic relationship.
(d) To contrast her girlish appearance and behavior with her actual age.

13. In Chapter 15, what does Rory search for in the gaps of the garden wall?
(a) A note from Rhys.
(b) A chocolate egg.
(c) His lucky coin.
(d) A cat's-eye marble.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the details about Meg, her children, and Bill in the car on their way to Bird House in the Epilogue meant to convey?

2. Why is Rory unable to travel around with Colin when Colin comes to Thailand?

3. What is it reasonable to infer that Rory has found when he finds the two pink-wrapped packages in Lorelei's room?

4. What personal question about his relationship with Kayleigh does Meg ask Colin during dinner in the village?

5. On page 334, what word does Meg associate with both Colin and Beth?

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