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

3. 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 contrast her girlish appearance and behavior with her actual age.
(d) To foreshadow her later interest in starting a new romantic relationship.

4. When Beth and Meg are lying in the hammock and talking, what does Beth say she remembers from around the time that Rhys died?
(a) Rhys and Rory getting into a huge fight that Rory has never admitted to.
(b) Lorelei coming out of his room, looking as if something terrible had happened.
(c) Vicky being in their house a day earlier than everyone else remembers.
(d) Colin buying a length of rope in the village hardware store.

5. What gift did Bill give Meg when he was trying to get her to let him come home after she kicked him out?
(a) A Fabergé egg.
(b) A Limoges dove figurine.
(c) A necklace with a gold bird charm.
(d) A first-edition copy of Audubon's Birds of America.

6. Whom does Rory have the easiest time relating to on his first day back with his family?
(a) Colin.
(b) Beth.
(c) Meg.
(d) Molly.

7. What is the first symptom of illness that Lorelei reveals to Jim?
(a) A high fever and chills.
(b) A prolonged bout of diarrhea.
(c) A sharp pain in her lungs.
(d) A persistent deep cough.

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

9. 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 reasons for the affair with Vicky.
(b) The trauma she suffered in her childhood home.
(c) Her reaction to Rhys's death.
(d) The possibility of seeing a therapist.

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

11. What is the point of the contrast Meg sees between the village computer repair shop and the one near her house in London?
(a) Prices in London are ridiculously expensive.
(b) Everyone in the village knows everyone else's business.
(c) The village is a much more trusting place.
(d) London is a more sophisticated and tech-savvy place.

12. What is the name of Meg's youngest child?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Alfie.
(c) Harry.
(d) Stanley.

13. 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 gave away some of Lorelei's possessions.
(d) He stopped sending her money.

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

15. When Colin is in Thailand, what does he tell Rory that Lorelei has begun hoarding?
(a) Baby clothes.
(b) Easter eggs.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Aluminum cans.