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

2. In her email to Jim, whom does Lorelei say might invite her for Christmas?
(a) Maddy.
(b) Meg.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Colin.

3. What is Meg's reaction to the news about Lorelei and Vicky's romantic relationship?
(a) She is pleased for her mother.
(b) She thinks it is more evidence of Lorelei's illness.
(c) She suspects Vicky's motives.
(d) She is devastated for her father.

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

5. When Meg thinks of Lorelei's house as a "warren," on page 150, what is she implicitly comparing her mother to?
(a) An animal.
(b) A mythical creature.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A robot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where are Meg and Beth when Meg asks Beth to come and live with her in London?

3. When Meg finally talks to Rory via Skype after Lorelei dies, where is Rory?

4. What job does Beth go to school to learn to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rory's new friend inspire him to make a change in his life?

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

3. When Meg and Molly are leaving Bird House, what does Molly say she has a hard time imagining, and what question does she ask her mother?

4. 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?

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

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

8. How does the craft box demonstrate how Lorelei's collecting evolves into hoarding?

9. Why is it so meaningful to Meg when Molly takes her hand before they first enter Bird House together after Lorelei's death?

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

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