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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. Which is the only room in Bird House that Meg and Molly find is free of Lorelei's hoarded objects?
(a) Lorelei's bedroom.
(b) Meg's bedroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) Rhys's bedroom.

2. What seems to be the main reason that Lorelei favors Rhys?
(a) He is the only one who looks like her.
(b) He is the youngest child.
(c) He was small and sickly when he was born.
(d) He is also a collector of discarded objects.

3. What is Rory's daughter's name?
(a) Bea.
(b) Nene.
(c) Lilo.
(d) Tia.

4. What is Lorelei looking for when she discovers that some of her things are missing?
(a) A pack of washcloths.
(b) A marble figurine.
(c) A paperback book.
(d) The deed to the house.

5. What is the name of the man that Lorelei writes her emails to?
(a) Tom.
(b) Jim.
(c) Bob.
(d) Tim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Beth discover Rhys when she gets back to Bird House and is getting ready to take a shower?

2. When Beth calls while Meg and Bill are in Greece, what reason does she give for calling Bill's phone?

3. When Rhys is talking to his new friend in Spain, what is his attitude toward his mother's current romantic relationship?

4. Why has Vicky never been to Meg's home?

5. When Beth is aggressively trying to seduce Jason, what is she really thinking about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the very first passage describing a Bird family Easter egg hunt characterize Meg?

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

3. How does Colin's reaction to the art wall show that even early in the children's lives he is struggling with Lorelei's collecting?

4. During their vacation to Greece, what details demonstrate that Bill is not as involved with the family as Meg is?

5. What is the one thing about Lorelei that Vicky cannot understand, and how does she try to reconcile herself to it?

6. When Kayleigh is talking to Beth about quitting smoking, what does Beth assume she is really saying, and why?

7. 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?

8. In the early years of her relationship with Lorelei, how does Vicky view Lorelei, and how does she view Lorelei's children?

9. How does Beth's relationship with Jason result from the actions of other people in Beth's life?

10. What sign of growth does Lorelei show in her New Years email to Jim?

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