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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the SP class which Merry will be entering?
(a) Sixth Plateau.
(b) Special Progress.
(c) Simple Physics.
(d) Special Phonics.

3. Who is Lulu and Merry's father?
(a) Billy.
(b) Frank.
(c) Joey.
(d) Mark.

4. What does Grandma Zelda have Merry do when she and Lulu arrive at her house?
(a) Set the table.
(b) Go to the store.
(c) Peel potatoes.
(d) Wash dishes.

5. What does the bully do to Merry one night?
(a) Cuts off her ponytail while she sleeps.
(b) Draws a mustache on her with a marker.
(c) Puts her bed in the hallway.
(d) Pours water on her mattress.

6. In which part of her body has Merry been stabbed?
(a) The legs.
(b) The neck.
(c) The chest.
(d) The back.

7. The author gives the impression that Lulu was more interested in _______________ than her own children.
(a) Making money.
(b) Her own beauty.
(c) Decorating.
(d) Shopping.

8. How does Lulu feel about visiting with Grandma Zelda?
(a) She looks forward to the visits.
(b) She tolerates the visits.
(c) She dislikes the visits.
(d) She is grateful for the visits.

9. What fear does Merry express to Lulu one day?
(a) Lulu will move away.
(b) She will not survive the orphanage.
(c) She will not be beautiful like their mother.
(d) She will be a killer like their father.

10. What are Lulu and Merry doing as the story begins?
(a) Playing in their room.
(b) Eating breakfast.
(c) Taking a nap.
(d) Swimming.

11. Dr. Cohen tells Joey that Lulu has a flair for _________________.
(a) Culinary arts.
(b) The technical.
(c) Sports.
(d) Poetry.

12. Who is Mrs. Cohen?
(a) Lulu's homeroom teacher.
(b) The weekend social worker at the orphanage.
(c) Lulu and Merry's adoptive mother.
(d) Grandma Zelda's neighbor.

13. Where does Lulu hide as her parents fight?
(a) Her bedroom.
(b) The back porch.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The hallway.

14. What weapon does Lulu's mother say that her husband has?
(a) A gun.
(b) A tire iron.
(c) A knife.
(d) An ax.

15. Where do Lulu and Merry live in Chapter 4?
(a) A foster home.
(b) Their aunt's home.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) Their grandmother's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Lulu assume in the family?

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

3. How old is Lulu Zachariah at the beginning of the story?

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

5. What is the cause of Lulu's mother's death?

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