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

2. What is the name of the grandmother with whom Lulu is staying?
(a) Mimi Mae.
(b) Grammy Ruth.
(c) Mimi Rubee.
(d) Nana Ruby.

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

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

5. Why can't Lulu and Merry stay with their paternal grandmother?
(a) She lives in a nursing home.
(b) She can't afford to keep them.
(c) Her health is poor.
(d) Her house is too small.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Lulu been told regarding her father?

2. What topic does Merry lie to her father about?

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

4. What are Lulu's parents fighting about?

5. Who is the doorman at the Cohens' apartment building?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the things that happen to Merry at the hands of bullies at the orphanage?

3. What happens to Lulu's hopes for being adopted by the parents of a high school girl who volunteers to spend time with Lulu?

4. Into whose home do Lulu and Merry move in as foster children and what directions does Lulu give Merry about how to behave and what to say?

5. How does Merry feel about being at the Cohens' house after she and Lulu have been there for a year?

6. How does Lulu coyly work her way into Mrs. Cohen's sympathy?

7. How does Lulu describe her parents in the first chapters of the book?

8. What obligation does Merry feel toward her father?

9. Who tries to help Merry work through the emotions she has related to her father and his failed attempt to kill her on the day he killed her mother?

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

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