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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What transportation method do Merry and her grandmother use to get to their destination in #35?

2. Where does Lulu work in Chapter 11?

3. In which part of her body has Merry been stabbed?

4. What role does Lulu assume in the family?

5. Why does Merry accompany her grandmother on the outings in #35?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do family members treat Lulu and Merry because of their father?

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

3. What obligation does Merry feel toward her father?

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

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

6. What surprises Lulu about her own feelings toward her father at the cemetery?

7. Who is Grandma Zelda?

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

9. What conflicting emotions does Merry have when Dr. Cohen takes her to the prison to see her father?

10. On Thanksgiving Day, how does Merry finally get her point across that she wants to see her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grief takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the family's grief? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

There are several events of foreshadowing in THE MURDERER'S DAUGHTERS. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

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