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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 eat when she comes to see Lulu early in the morning?
(a) Beef jerky.
(b) Waffles.
(c) Cheerios.
(d) Cold pizza.

2. Who is Lulu's ten-year-old daughter?
(a) Cassandra.
(b) Camille.
(c) Celeste.
(d) Cecile.

3. What topic does Cassandra grill Lulu on during Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) Her Christmas gift list.
(b) Her therapy sessions.
(c) A slumber party.
(d) Lulu's dead parents.

4. Who is the married man with whom Merry is having an affair in Chapter 16?
(a) Sloane.
(b) Michael.
(c) Quinn.
(d) Edward.

5. Why is Lulu unable to pick up Cassandra and Ruby from school like Drew had asked her to do?
(a) She was detained in a staff meeting.
(b) She got caught in traffic.
(c) She got held up in surgery.
(d) She had to be with Audra.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Lulu upset when she stops at the courthouse to pick up the girls?

2. Drew informs Lulu that they have to meet with Cassandra's teacher because of ____________________.

3. With which of the following does Merry NOT struggle?

4. Where does Lulu go after graduating college?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. How do Cassandra and Ruby learn the secrets about their grandparents and what is the irony in this situation?

4. Why does Lulu dislike celebrating her birthday and what unsettling gift does Merry give her this year?

5. What questions is Cassandra badgering Lulu about since she began therapy?

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

7. Why is Lulu unable to help Merry who is in a highly emotional state regarding their father's release from prison?

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

9. How does Lulu meet Drew?

10. In what ways does Lulu still take care of Merry and what destructive patterns has Merry established in her life?

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