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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rory decide is the only good thing about having had a baby?
(a) He and Kayleigh have been given a nicer house to live in.
(b) People sympathize with young parents and expect less work from them.
(c) He hopes that he can be a better father than Colin was.
(d) The baby looks like the Birds and reminds him of home.

2. How does Vicky accidentally upset Lorelei when she is trying to find a way to get Kayleigh to stop saying crude things in front of the children?
(a) She suggests that it is time for the egg hunt.
(b) She sends Rory and Kayleigh on an errand.
(c) She asks Kayleigh to help her in the kitchen.
(d) She sends all of the children over to Colin's.

3. When she is about sixteen, why does Meg feel jealousy toward Beth?
(a) Beth is dating a boy Meg likes.
(b) Beth is invited to the seaside with a friend.
(c) Beth develops larger breasts.
(d) Beth is still small and thin, like a child.

4. When Meg enters Bird House to start clearing it out, how long has it been since she was last there?
(a) Six years.
(b) Three years.
(c) A year.
(d) Six months.

5. What does Lorelei make too many of for every Easter lunch?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Rolls.
(d) Cakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Meg sees the "Beth's Room" sign, what is she suddenly reminded of? (60)

2. On the day that Rhys committed suicide, who took Beth downstairs, away from the scene?

3. When Rory comes to visit for Easter, what has changed about his hair?

4. What is Beth's covert purpose in talking with Bill about her wardrobe and personal style?

5. What does Rhys get into trouble for at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lie does Vicky tell Meg about Lorelei's hoarding during Easter of 1999, and why does she tell this lie?

2. What is Alfie's full name, and what is its significance?

3. When Molly asks Meg whether she would have liked Rhys,what is Meg's response?

4. What surprises Beth about Molly's existence, and what does it make her realize about herself?

5. What similarities does Meg see between Alfie and Rhys, and when was she most worried about these similarities?

6. When she is in Greece, what causes Meg to be momentarily suspicious about Beth and Bill, and what does she decide is probably going on?

7. What is foreshadowed by Lorelei and Vicky's conversation after Vicky confesses to having given some of Lorelei's things to charity?

8. What foreshadowing alerts the reader that something terrible has happened between Meg and Beth?

9. How does Colin end up as Lorelei's next-door neighbor?

10. Describe Meg's complicated mix of feelings about Rhys.

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