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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. With whom does Merry have a one-night stand?
(a) Bill.
(b) Chad.
(c) Mark.
(d) Gary.

2. What tradition had Lulu and Merry adopted over the years to mark the date of their mother's death?
(a) They went to their old apartment.
(b) They went to the cemetery.
(c) They watched a sad movie.
(d) They visited their father.

3. What is Merry's job in Chapter 16?
(a) Reporter.
(b) Victim's advocate.
(c) Graphic designer.
(d) Attorney.

4. Where does Lulu attend medical school?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) New York University.
(c) Harvard Medical School.
(d) Cabot Medical College.

5. Lulu's daughters think that Lulu's parents _____________________.
(a) Died from a murder-suicide.
(b) Died in a car accident.
(c) Died from early diseases.
(d) Died in a boating accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Drew angry at Lulu when she returns home late from work in Chapter 24?

2. Cassandra tells Lulu that she is afraid Lulu and Drew will _______________________.

3. In what city does Lulu get married?

4. How many years has it been since Lulu last saw her father at their grandmother's funeral?

5. Who negotiates with the parolee holding Merry, Cassandra and Ruby hostage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Lulu and Merry never get a good reason for Joey's behavior so many years ago?

2. How is Merry's life a series of conflicts based on how responsibly she interacts with her clients while her own personal life is a mess?

3. How do Lulu and Merry feel about their father at the end of the book?

4. Why does Cassandra's teacher think she needs therapy and what is Lulu's opinion of the recommendation?

5. Why does Merry have to visit her father in prison by herself?

6. What is Lulu's profession and where does she work?

7. What positive input does Merry have from Jesse regarding how she helped him and how he wants to help her?

8. What secrets does Merry keep from Michael when he takes her to New York for the weekend?

9. Why is Merry unhappy in her job as a victim's advocate?

10. How does Lulu's refusal to see her father create repercussions for her family?

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