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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Dr. Cohen suggest to Merry that might be a good Chanukah gift to give to her father?
(a) Money.
(b) Books.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Photographs.

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

5. What does the bully take from Merry and her friends?
(a) Paper.
(b) Candy.
(c) Scissors.
(d) Crayons.

6. What does Lulu note about her mother's headstone?
(a) It is very small.
(b) It is very beautiful.
(c) It has an angel on it.
(d) Her married name is deleted.

7. What question does Merry ask Lulu regarding their new foster parents?
(a) If they will give them separate bedrooms.
(b) If they will buy them some new clothes.
(c) If they have any other children.
(d) How long they will let them stay.

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

9. Joey is almost a licensed _______________.
(a) Pilot.
(b) Pharmacy tech.
(c) Optician.
(d) Mechanic.

10. At the cemetery, Lulu thinks her father looks like ___________________.
(a) Kevin Costner.
(b) John Wayne.
(c) Clark Kent.
(d) Bruce Wayne.

11. Which singer's music always reminded Lulu of her father?
(a) Tony Randall.
(b) Kenny Rogers.
(c) Mick Jagger.
(d) Roy Orbison.

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

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

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

15. How does Lulu's father get into the house?
(a) He uses a key.
(b) He crawls in a window.
(c) He sweet talks Lulu into letting him in.
(d) He breaks down a door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the bully do to Merry one night?

2. Who is Lulu and Merry's paternal grandmother?

3. What is Lulu and Merry's religion?

4. What does Lulu begin to wonder after spending time with the person in #50?

5. Where does Lulu work in Chapter 11?

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