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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the guard who pats down Merry and Dr. Cohen at the prison?
(a) Officer McNulty.
(b) Officer Nabors.
(c) Officer Newton.
(d) Officer Nesmith.

2. What gift had Mrs. Cohen given Lulu for Chanukah?
(a) A navy coat.
(b) Pearl earrings.
(c) A red sweater.
(d) A blue poncho.

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

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

5. What is Joey's plea in the murder of his wife?
(a) Not guilty due to mental illness.
(b) Not guilty with an alibi.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Not guilty due to a crime of passion.

6. What kind of car does Dr. Cohen drive?
(a) BMW.
(b) Mercedes Benz.
(c) Buick LaSalle.
(d) Chrysler New Yorker.

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

8. Why does Merry have an outburst at the table on the holiday in #73?
(a) She wants to go back to the orphanage.
(b) She wants to wear her bikini.
(c) She wants to see her father.
(d) She wants to kill herself.

9. Where does Lulu refuse to go with Merry and their grandmother?
(a) To the cemetery.
(b) To the mall.
(c) To BINGO night.
(d) To visit her father.

10. Who takes Merry to visit her father?
(a) Aunt Cilla.
(b) Dr. Cohen.
(c) Mrs. Cohen.
(d) Uncle Irving.

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

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

13. What treat does Mrs. Cohen give Merry after she is upset on Thanksgiving?
(a) She gets a new jacket.
(b) She gets her hair highlighted.
(c) She gets her ears pierced.
(d) She gets a manicure and pedicure.

14. Who is the girl who threatens to harm Lulu with the weapon in #54?
(a) Denise.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Cameron.
(d) Kelli.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lulu and Merry's father?

2. How old is Merry Zachariah at the beginning of the story?

3. What is the name of the grandmother with whom Lulu is staying?

4. Where do Lulu and Merry live in Chapter 4?

5. What could account for Lulu and Merry's mother's immature behavior?

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