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

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

4. Where is Merry's father incarcerated?
(a) Marshall Prison.
(b) Belmont Prison.
(c) Riker's Island Prison.
(d) Richmond Prison.

5. How old is Merry's father when she visits him in Chapter 12?
(a) 41.
(b) 49.
(c) 35.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aunt Cilla refuse to keep Lulu and Merry?

2. What do Merry and her grandmother buy on each outing in #35?

3. What is Joey's sentence for the murder of his wife?

4. How does Lulu's father get into the house?

5. How much time has passed since Celeste's death?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 1, how does Joey get into the house and what do Lulu and Merry do as their parents fight?

4. What obligation does Merry feel toward her father?

5. Why is being foster children difficult for Lulu and Merry?

6. 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?

7. Who is Grandma Zelda?

8. 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?

9. In whose care is Lulu placed after her mother's death and how does she finally manage to visit Merry in the hospital?

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

(see the answer keys)

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