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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. In Chapter 9, what causes Beth to think she might need some medical attention?
(a) Her heart races and she gets very pale.
(b) Her recurring nightmares are keeping her from sleeping.
(c) She is having trouble remembering basic details of her life.
(d) She repeatedly finds herself staring absently into space.

2. Why does Rory find it difficult to talk to his family, at first?
(a) He is overwhelmed with happiness at being home.
(b) He has just spent six weeks at a silent retreat.
(c) He is too angry at them to speak politely.
(d) He is getting over the laryngitis he caught in prison.

3. On page 247, whom does Lorelei refer to as "an utter bitch"?
(a) Kayleigh.
(b) Maddy.
(c) Molly.
(d) Meg.

4. On page 363, what does Lorelei call "the piece of grit" that stuck inside her and "turned everything else to what it is"?
(a) The incident between her daughters at Vicky's funeral.
(b) What happened the night before Rhys died.
(c) Vicky's moving out with her children.
(d) Rhy's death by suicide.

5. Where is Colin on Easter of 2005, when he emails all three of his children?
(a) Chiang Mai.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Andalusia.
(d) Sydney.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Meg assign Beth the job of sorting things in the yard while Meg, Molly, and Colin clear out the inside of the house?

2. In her email to Jim in Chapter 12, what comparison between her own situation and Colin's does Lorelei make?

3. Once Bird House is cleared out, what does Meg think has also gone away?

4. At the end of her Chapter 12 email to Jim, what news does Lorelei share?

5. When Rory first arrives back in England, whom has he decided to blame for what happened to Rhys?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Rory arrives at Bird House in Chapter 14, how do his feelings about Lorelei and the house contrast with his memories of his childhood feelings?

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. 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?

4. What assurance does Lorelei offer Jim about their relationship and his drinking, and how does this relate to her own struggles with hoarding?

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

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

7. In Chapter 12, what details of Beth's life in Australia following Vicky's funeral are finally filled in?

8. When Colin proposes to come see Rory in Thailand, which details of his life does Rory share, and which details does he keep to himself until the first night of Colin's visit?

9. What caused Meg to kick Bill out in 2003, and what was the result?

10. In Chapter 9, what Easter gift does Beth's boyfriend give her, and why does she feel the way she does about this gift?

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