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

2. What is the name of the man Beth is seeing in 2005?
(a) Jason.
(b) Richard.
(c) Ben.
(d) Simon.

3. To what fictional character does Colin unfavorably compare Owen?
(a) Tony Soprano.
(b) Dr. Frankenstein.
(c) Mr. Burns.
(d) Ebenezer Scrooge.

4. Once Bird House is cleared out, what does Meg think has also gone away?
(a) The troubled spirit of their mother.
(b) The family members' anger at one another.
(c) The family members' feelings of guilt.
(d) The memories of their childhoods in the house.

5. Why does Lorelei say Rhys was her favorite child?
(a) He reminded her the most of herself.
(b) He reminded her the most of her husband.
(c) He needed her long after the others lost interest in her.
(d) He was the only one of her children who really knew her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Colin decide to stay while he is in England helping Meg clear out Bird House?

2. What middle name has Beth given her daughter?

3. When Meg leaves the pub to find and confront Beth, with whom does she leave her youngest child?

4. When Meg sees Colin in Chapter 9, to what does she attribute her weight loss?

5. What does the description of Maddy fussing over Beth foreshadow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Colin's conversation with Beth alter the reader's understanding of his conversation with Rory about Kayleigh and Tia?

2. How does Meg's reaction to the news that Colin and Kayleigh are camping while they are in England affirm Kayleigh's characterization of Meg's and Beth's reaction to her?

3. What obstacle prevents Lorelei and Jim from spending time together in person, and how does Jim propose they deal with this issue?

4. What does Lorelei's Chapter 16 email to Jim reveal happened between her and Rhys on the night before Rhys's death?

5. In her February 5th email to Jim, what ideas about the generational perpetuation of trauma does Lorelei express?

6. How does Beth describe her last couple of years in Australia to Bill when they talk on the way to pick Bill's kids up from school?

7. What argument does the family have about Rhys during dinner in Chapter 14, and how does Meg settle the argument?

8. When Beth receives Meg's text about Lorelei's computer password, why is she so relieved and happy?

9. What is Vicky's perspective on the way Lorelei helps her during her illness?

10. How does Lorelei characterize Rory in her email to Jim?

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