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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. Where is Joey found when Lulu returns with help?

2. What is Dr. Cohen's first name?

3. Where does Lulu hide as her parents fight?

4. What does Joey make Merry promise to do?

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason Joey gives for stabbing Merry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obligation does Merry feel toward her father?

2. How does Lulu describe her parents in the first chapters of the book?

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

4. What happens to Lulu's hopes for being adopted by the parents of a high school girl who volunteers to spend time with Lulu?

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

6. How does Joey plead in the murder of his wife and what is his sentence?

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

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

9. `What tragedy occurs as a result of Joey and Celeste's fight?

10. What role has Lulu assumed early in her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of truth. Identify at least two instances about pride in the book and then cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the greatest lesson Lulu learns from Grandma Zelda? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Lulu always recall about Grandma Zelda and the promise she made to her?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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