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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. Who surprisingly attends Grandma Zelda's burial service?

2. What had Merry taken from Grandma Zelda's house as a memory for her?

3. What is Joey's sentence for the murder of his wife?

4. What fear does Merry express to Lulu one day?

5. What weapon does one of the girls at the orphanage threaten to use on Lulu one night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what ways do Lulu and Merry learn lessons of abandonment early in their lives?

4. In Chapter 1, how does Joey get into the house and what do Lulu and Merry do as their parents fight?

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

6. Who tries to help Merry work through the emotions she has related to her father and his failed attempt to kill her on the day he killed her mother?

7. Who is Grandma Zelda?

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

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

10. How does Lulu coyly work her way into Mrs. Cohen's sympathy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Drew. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Drew's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Lulu is no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you learn about Lulu life through this book, what are her biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How does she manage through them? How do her coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of her life? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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