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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time passes between the holiday and when Merry gets to visit her father in prison?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 18 months.

2. To what does the author compare Merry's eyes?
(a) Bon bons.
(b) Mud balls.
(c) Tootsie Pops.
(d) Chocolate chips.

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

4. In which New York borough do the girls live with the Cohens?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Queens.
(c) Bronx.
(d) Brooklyn.

5. What is Mrs. Cohen's first name?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Anne.
(c) Jane.
(d) Lauren.

6. What is the name of the orphanage where Lulu and Merry live?
(a) Duffy.
(b) Dalton.
(c) Denby.
(d) Dawson.

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

8. Why does Merry accompany her grandmother on the outings in #35?
(a) She feels it is her duty.
(b) She likes just being with her grandmother.
(c) She loves to shop.
(d) She misses her mother.

9. What does Lulu begin to wonder after spending time with the person in #50?
(a) If they will always stay in contact.
(b) Why she acts so spoiled all the time.
(c) What it would be like to be adopted by her family.
(d) Why she has privileges Lulu does not have.

10. Where does Mrs. Cohen take Lulu and Merry?
(a) Out for ice cream.
(b) The museum.
(c) A festival.
(d) The mall.

11. What has Lulu been told regarding her father?
(a) Don't give him any money.
(b) Don't talk to him on the phone.
(c) Don't let him into the house.
(d) Don't ride in a car with him.

12. What are Lulu's parents fighting about?
(a) Sex.
(b) The house.
(c) The kids.
(d) Money.

13. How old is Lulu Zachariah at the beginning of the story?
(a) 13
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

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

15. Why does Aunt Cilla refuse to keep Lulu and Merry?
(a) She can't afford to take them in.
(b) She does not have enough room for them.
(c) She is not mentally well.
(d) She does not want Joey's children in her house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the SP class which Merry will be entering?

2. With which family are Lulu and Merry going to live with as foster children?

3. What question does Merry ask Lulu regarding their new foster parents?

4. In which part of her body has Merry been stabbed?

5. How old is Merry's father when she visits him in Chapter 12?

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