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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Merry Zachariah at the beginning of the story?
(a) 9.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

2. What role does Lulu assume in the family?
(a) Housekeeper.
(b) Cook.
(c) Caretaker.
(d) Trouble maker.

3. What is Lulu and Merry's religion?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Catholicism.
(d) Methodist.

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

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

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

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

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 kill herself.
(c) She wants to see her father.
(d) She wants to wear her bikini.

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

10. How does Lulu's grandmother react when Lulu asks to see Merry in the hospital?
(a) She ignores her.
(b) She gets a migraine.
(c) She throws a book at her.
(d) She screams at her.

11. What topic does Merry lie to her father about?
(a) Lulu.
(b) School.
(c) Her friends.
(d) Life at the orphanage.

12. Which of the following is NOT a reason Joey gives for stabbing Merry?
(a) He was consumed with alcohol.
(b) He was filled with rage.
(c) He is bipolar.
(d) He was high on drugs.

13. What do Merry and her grandmother buy on each outing in #35?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Candy.
(c) Milk shakes.
(d) Magazines.

14. What does Lulu's mother call out to Lulu to do as she fights with her husband?
(a) Get in the bathroom.
(b) Go get help.
(c) Call 9-1-1.
(d) Get the gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lulu feel about visiting with Grandma Zelda?

2. What kind of car does Dr. Cohen drive?

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

4. How does Merry feel about her father's apology?

5. Where does Lulu work in Chapter 11?

(see the answer keys)

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