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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. What does Merry think prevents her from getting close to a man?
(a) Her insecurities about her looks.
(b) Her independent nature.
(c) Memories of her father.
(d) The lies Lulu forces them to tell.

2. What does Merry do with Cassandra and Ruby when she picks them up from school?
(a) Takes them to the courthouse child care center.
(b) Takes them to a movie and dinner.
(c) Takes them to the mall.
(d) Takes them home.

3. Which one of Merry's clients comes to her office and is drunk and violent?
(a) Vance.
(b) Vaughn.
(c) Victor.
(d) Vinnie.

4. What type of business does Quinn own?
(a) A music store.
(b) A gym.
(c) An antiques shop.
(d) A restaurant.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of the Cohens' children?
(a) Lauren.
(b) Amy.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Saul.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what disease has Lulu's patient, Audra, been diagnosed?

2. How does Drew respond when Lulu tells him about her father's upcoming release?

3. What tradition had Lulu and Merry adopted over the years to mark the date of their mother's death?

4. Drew and Lulu have agreed to send Cassandra to __________________.

5. What is Merry's job in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What disappointments is Merry dealing with that make her give in and call her married lover to come over?

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

3. What are the circumstances in which Merry has Cassandra and Ruby at the courthouse child care center and how are they threatened with violence in Merry's office?

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

5. What letter does Merry get that sends her already fragile emotions into overdrive?

6. What impact do the lies that Lulu forces Merry to tell about their lives have on Merry's life?

7. Why does Merry's gift of the onyx box create an emotional upheaval in Lulu's house?

8. Who are Lulu's daughters and how close is Merry to Lulu's family?

9. What is notable about the night before Lulu's birthday and how do she and Merry spend it?

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

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