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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. When Beth and Meg are lying in the hammock and talking, what does Beth say she remembers from around the time that Rhys died?
(a) Colin buying a length of rope in the village hardware store.
(b) Vicky being in their house a day earlier than everyone else remembers.
(c) Rhys and Rory getting into a huge fight that Rory has never admitted to.
(d) Lorelei coming out of his room, looking as if something terrible had happened.

2. When Rory first arrives back in England, whom has he decided to blame for what happened to Rhys?
(a) Meg.
(b) Himself.
(c) Colin.
(d) Lorelei.

3. In her Chapter 9 email to Jim, what does Lorelei say she never forgave Colin for?
(a) The way he reacted to Rhys's death.
(b) Being a neglectful father.
(c) Falling out of love with her.
(d) Moving to Spain.

4. In Chapter 14, how does Lorelei get the money for the repairs her car needs?
(a) Jim gives her the money.
(b) She sells a ring.
(c) She uses her food money.
(d) Colin gives her the money.

5. What are the details about Meg, her children, and Bill in the car on their way to Bird House in the Epilogue meant to convey?
(a) They are quiet and somber because they miss Lorelei.
(b) They still have some work to do before they can really relax together.
(c) They are anxious about the upcoming visit with Kayleigh and Tia.
(d) They are happy and enjoy one another's company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Beth unpleasantly surprised by at Meg's house in September of 2006?

2. On page 334, what word does Meg associate with both Colin and Beth?

3. What is the pattern on the dress that Meg and Beth buy for Lorelei to wear for her funeral?

4. Why does Rory find it difficult to talk to his family, at first?

5. What does Beth chiefly notice about Meg when they are first reunited in September of 2006?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Lorelei's explanation to Jim regarding why she is always hungry?

3. What does Lorelei tell Jim about the trauma in her own childhood?

4. What evidence does Kayleigh cite when she calls Beth and Meg "heartless bitches" (305)?

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

6. How do Rory's remarks during dinner at the pub in Chapter 14 show that he has genuinely changed?

7. What point does Lorelei make about Valentine's Day in her email to Jim?

8. What evidence is there at Vicky's funeral and wake that Meg's attitude about Colin and Kayleigh is changing?

9. What differences between Colin and Rory are illustrated by the encounter with Rochana, the young woman feeding her baby near Rory's room?

10. In her Chapter 8 email to Jim, what claim does Lorelei make about the cleanliness of her home, and how is this contradicted by evidence elsewhere in the text?

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