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

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

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

4. Who is the bully in the orphanage?
(a) Regina.
(b) Reba.
(c) Reetha.
(d) Randa.

5. A year later, what event do Lulu and Merry attend?
(a) A school play.
(b) The unveiling of their mother's headstone.
(c) Aunt Cilla's baby's baptism.
(d) Aunt Cilla's wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the orphanage where Lulu and Merry live?

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

3. What gift had Mrs. Cohen given Lulu for Chanukah?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who takes Merry to see her father in prison?

2. What surprises Lulu about her own feelings toward her father at the cemetery?

3. What pressures does Merry feel while living with the Cohens?

4. How does Joey plead in the murder of his wife and what is his sentence?

5. What responsibility does Lulu feel toward Merry at the orphanage?

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

7. `What tragedy occurs as a result of Joey and Celeste's fight?

8. Why does Merry feel obligated to visit her father in prison?

9. What reason does Joey give to Merry for why he stabbed her that day?

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

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