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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What weapon does one of the girls at the orphanage threaten to use on Lulu one night?
(a) A gun.
(b) A lead pipe.
(c) A letter opener.
(d) A knife.

4. What does Merry wear to visit her father in prison?
(a) Jeans and sweater.
(b) Blue jumper.
(c) Red jumpsuit.
(d) Khakis and t-shirt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people call Lulu and Merry at Grandma Zelda's funeral?

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

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

4. Lulu tells Mrs. Cohen that she is scared because _______________________.

5. Which singer's music always reminded Lulu of her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways do Lulu and Merry learn lessons of abandonment early in their lives?

2. What promise does Grandma Zelda force Lulu to make?

3. What is Lulu's secret wish as she encounters her father at the cemetery?

4. How do family members treat Lulu and Merry because of their father?

5. What role has Lulu assumed early in her life?

6. What conflicting emotions does Merry have when Dr. Cohen takes her to the prison to see her father?

7. How do Joey and Celeste's passions eventually lead to murder?

8. On Thanksgiving Day, how does Merry finally get her point across that she wants to see her father?

9. What surprise do Lulu and Merry encounter at Grandma Zelda's funeral?

10. Who is Grandma Zelda?

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