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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. When Maddy makes a beautiful Easter lunch, what does Lorelei complain about?
(a) None of her children can cook.
(b) She herself cannot afford such nice food.
(c) The food is too spicy.
(d) There are not enough carrots.

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

5. What important item does Rory find in Lorelei's room in Chapter 15?
(a) Lorelei's computer password.
(b) A handwritten letter from Lorelei.
(c) The original of his own birth certificate.
(d) The deed to Bird House.

6. What color does Vicky request everyone wear at her funeral?
(a) Red.
(b) Pink.
(c) Purple.
(d) White.

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

8. What does Lorelei blame her respiratory illness on?
(a) Her dirty house.
(b) Starvation.
(c) The public baths.
(d) Old age.

9. What is the "follow-on milk" that Meg discovers in Lorelei's kitchen?
(a) Milk that has had the lactose removed.
(b) Plant-based, dairy-free milk.
(c) Supplemental nutrition for sick or elderly people.
(d) Baby formula for older babies.

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

11. When Meg sees Colin in Chapter 9, to what does she attribute her weight loss?
(a) Grief over her mother's death.
(b) Several years without a pregnancy.
(c) The events at Vicky's funeral.
(d) Anger about her mother's hoarding disorder.

12. In 2005, what does Lorelei do for the first time in decades?
(a) Celebrate Easter somewhere other than at Bird House.
(b) Agree to let someone clear out some of her possessions.
(c) Admit that many of her children's issues are her fault.
(d) Spend the night at her sister's house.

13. 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.

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 makes it clear that she disapproves of the behavior, not Jim as a person.
(c) She is understanding to the point of almost encouraging him to drink.
(d) She refuses to hear anything about his problem and ignores its existence.

15. What does Lorelei think Meg should do with her money instead of spending it on a ski vacation?
(a) Buy Rory a plane ticket home.
(b) Give it to Lorelei.
(c) Buy some things to make her house more cheerful.
(d) Buy herself some more colorful clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man Beth is seeing in 2005?

2. 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?

3. When Meg leaves the pub to find and confront Beth, with whom does she leave her youngest child?

4. What is Meg's reaction to Lorelei's eulogy for Vicky?

5. When Beth and Meg are lying in the hammock and talking, what does Beth say she remembers from around the time that Rhys died?

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