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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. At Easter lunch in 1986, what does Meg get upset about her mother having so many of?
(a) Tea towels.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Plastic straws.
(d) Books.

2. What request does Maddy make that surprises and deeply hurts Vicky?
(a) She wants Vicky to end her relationship with Lorelei.
(b) She wants to move in with her father.
(c) She asks Vicky to pretend not to know her when she is with her friends.
(d) She asks Vicky to prove that she loves her.

3. How old is Maddy when Lorelei first stages an Easter egg hunt for her?
(a) Three years old.
(b) Six months old.
(c) Eighteen months old.
(d) Four and a half years old.

4. On page 71, what phrase is Lorelei revealed to have had inscribed on Rhys's grave marker?
(a) "Sweet Sixteen Forever."
(b) "Safely Home in Heaven."
(c) "Mummy's Angel."
(d) "Beloved Baby Boy."

5. What item breaks on the first Easter described in the book and ends up in the garage with two others just like it?
(a) An inflatable pool.
(b) A television set.
(c) A plastic rabbit statue.
(d) A kitchen chair.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Jason from?

3. When she is about sixteen, why does Meg feel jealousy toward Beth?

4. What does Lorelei's attitude toward the birth of Meg's second child seem to be?

5. What does Lorelei tell Rory she needs to do instead of helping him look for his birth certificate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Lorelei's characterization of Meg's "frantic reproduction" (1)?

2. When Meg and Molly go in to start clearing out Lorelei's house, why is it such a relief to them when they reach the landing of the stairs?

3. 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?

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

5. Describe Bill and Beth's relationship as it stands in April of 1999.

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

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

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

9. Based on Lorelei's emails, what seems to be true about her own childhood and its impact on the way she parents her own children?

10. Even though she is disgusted by her own behavior, why does Beth think she cannot give up her affair with Bill?

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