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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Beth unpleasantly surprised by at Meg's house in September of 2006?
(a) Meg's children's manners.
(b) Bill working from home.
(c) The untidy state of Meg's house.
(d) Meg's attitude about Lorelei.

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

5. What is it reasonable to infer that Rory has found when he finds the two pink-wrapped packages in Lorelei's room?
(a) Vicky's final gifts to Lorelei and Colin.
(b) Lorelei's final Easter gifts to Maddy and Sophie.
(c) Vicky's final gifts to him and Beth.
(d) Lorelei's final Easter gifts to Meg and Molly.

6. In her email to Jim in Chapter 12, what comparison between her own situation and Colin's does Lorelei make?
(a) If Colin has a right to live with Kayleigh, Lorelei has a right to live with Jim.
(b) Colin seems to have gotten over Rhys's death, and it is time for Lorelei to do the same.
(c) Colin was miserable for most of their marriage, and she was, too.
(d) If Colin can change late in life, maybe she can too.

7. What word does Molly use on page 276 to describe how she remembers Lorelei?
(a) Magpie.
(b) Weird.
(c) Fun.
(d) Childish.

8. What is the "orange Aga" that Meg sees has been covered over with Lorelei's hoarded possessions?
(a) A dishwasher.
(b) A table.
(c) A refrigerator.
(d) A stove.

9. On page 247, whom does Lorelei refer to as "an utter bitch"?
(a) Meg.
(b) Molly.
(c) Kayleigh.
(d) Maddy.

10. In her Chapter 8 email to Jim, what does Lorelei indicate he has confessed to her in an earlier email?
(a) He was recently released from prison.
(b) He has a substance use disorder.
(c) He does not actually live in England.
(d) He is not yet divorced from his wife.

11. When Lorelei thinks that Jim has abandoned her toward the end of March, what does she not know about Jim's situation?
(a) His ex-wife has reappeared in his life.
(b) He is in the middle of driving to see her.
(c) He is on a drinking binge.
(d) He is serving a short jail sentence.

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

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

14. At the end of her Chapter 12 email to Jim, what news does Lorelei share?
(a) Rory has been released from prison.
(b) Colin has agreed to send her some money.
(c) She has managed to donate a few books.
(d) Beth is pregnant.

15. After the first day of clearing out Bird House, what kind gesture does Meg make toward Colin?
(a) She invites him to come back to the hotel to take a shower and have dinner.
(b) She invites Tia to come and stay with her and Molly in London.
(c) She tells him that he can keep anything he wants to from Bird House.
(d) She offers to pay for his return ticket to Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her Chapter 8 email to Jim, what does Lorelei compare herself to?

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

3. In 2005, what does Lorelei do for the first time in decades?

4. Where is Meg during Vicky's final Easter?

5. When Meg realizes that they will need more help with clearing out Bird House, what suggestion of Colin's does she reject?

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