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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. Where is Meg during Vicky's final Easter?
(a) At her and Bill's house.
(b) At Vicky's house.
(c) In the hospital giving birth.
(d) At Bird House.

2. In her Chapter 8 email to Jim, what does Lorelei indicate he has confessed to her in an earlier email?
(a) He was recently released from prison.
(b) He has a substance use disorder.
(c) He does not actually live in England.
(d) He is not yet divorced from his wife.

3. 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 still have some work to do before they can really relax together.
(b) They are happy and enjoy one another's company.
(c) They are anxious about the upcoming visit with Kayleigh and Tia.
(d) They are quiet and somber because they miss Lorelei.

4. After Rory is arrested, what does he decide is probably true?
(a) He deserves to be punished for what he did to Kayleigh and Tia.
(b) The British embassy will intervene and he will be sent back to England.
(c) He will be accused of more crimes and probably die in a Thai prison.
(d) Owen will find a way to get him released.

5. Which best describes Rory's feelings when he sees his sisters and father for the first time in many years?
(a) He worries that they are ashamed of him.
(b) He is relieved that they seem to have expected him.
(c) He is jealous of how well they seem to be doing.
(d) He feels detached and alienated from them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first symptom of illness that Lorelei reveals to Jim?

2. What does Meg mean when she complains that her family's behavior is "lurid"? (206)

3. Whom does Rory have the easiest time relating to on his first day back with his family?

4. At the wake, what does Meg find out from Tia that irritates her?

5. What is Lorelei beginning to talk with Meg about for the first time when their conversation is interrupted by Vicky's daughters bringing in a cake?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does dramatic irony create a bittersweet mood when Lorelei announces her success in staying at Maddy's house?

9. 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?

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

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