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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rory find it difficult to talk to his family, at first?
(a) He is too angry at them to speak politely.
(b) He is getting over the laryngitis he caught in prison.
(c) He is overwhelmed with happiness at being home.
(d) He has just spent six weeks at a silent retreat.

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

3. What threat does Meg make when she sees Lorelei in April of 2004?
(a) To burn Bird House to the ground.
(b) To report her mother to the council.
(c) To have Lorelei institutionalized.
(d) To get a dumpster and completely clear out the house.

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

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

6. What personal question about his relationship with Kayleigh does Meg ask Colin during dinner in the village?
(a) Whether he worries that Kayleigh would rather be with Rory.
(b) Whether he and Kayleigh sleep in the same bed.
(c) Whether he was jealous when Kayleigh's other boyfriend still lived with them.
(d) Whether he and Kayleigh intend to have a baby together.

7. What does Meg learn is Lorelei's cause of death?
(a) Coronary disease and heart attack.
(b) Tuberculosis and malnutrition.
(c) Lung cancer and respiratory failure.
(d) Sepsis and food poisoning.

8. After Rory is arrested, what does he decide is probably true?
(a) He will be accused of more crimes and probably die in a Thai prison.
(b) Owen will find a way to get him released.
(c) The British embassy will intervene and he will be sent back to England.
(d) He deserves to be punished for what he did to Kayleigh and Tia.

9. What do Meg and Beth object to about the outfit the funeral home has dressed Lorelei in?
(a) It is obviously meant for a child.
(b) It has holes and smells of mildew.
(c) It is comically large on Lorelei.
(d) It is dull and matronly.

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

11. 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) Easter flowers.
(d) Children's hand prints.

12. How does the family celebrate once they finish clearing their first room at Bird House?
(a) They cook dinner and eat together.
(b) They take a day off to visit Vicky's daughters.
(c) They make plans for their upcoming Easter celebration.
(d) They go into the village to shop for new curtains.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When they all go to the funeral home to see Lorelei, what does Colin say Lorelei looks like?

2. What interrupted Lorelei's plan to talk to Rhys on Easter about what had happened the night before?

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

4. After the first day of clearing out Bird House, what kind gesture does Meg make toward Colin?

5. At the wake, what does Meg find out from Tia that irritates her?

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