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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 4-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Merry feel about her father's apology?
(a) It is sincere.
(b) It is hollow.
(c) He doesn't apologize.
(d) It is half-hearted.

2. Where do Lulu and Merry go to live after the death of their grandmother?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) A foster home.
(c) Lulu's godparents' home.
(d) A boarding school.

3. Who does Lulu get to help her mother?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) A police officer.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) A downstairs neighbor.

4. Why can't Lulu and Merry stay with their paternal grandmother?
(a) She can't afford to keep them.
(b) She lives in a nursing home.
(c) Her health is poor.
(d) Her house is too small.

5. Where does Lulu's mother send Merry during the argument?
(a) The shed.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) The neighbor's house.
(d) The bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandma Zelda force Lulu to promise?

2. What does the bully take from Merry and her friends?

3. Where does Mrs. Cohen take Lulu and Merry?

4. The author gives the impression that Lulu was more interested in _______________ than her own children.

5. What is Joey's sentence for the murder of his wife?

(see the answer key)

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