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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 is the cause of Lulu's mother's death?

2. Where does Mrs. Cohen take Lulu and Merry?

3. What does Merry work up the courage to ask her father one day?

4. Why does Aunt Cilla refuse to keep Lulu and Merry?

5. What is the name of the family which Lulu hopes will adopt her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Merry feel about being at the Cohens' house after she and Lulu have been there for a year?

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

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

10. Why does Merry feel obligated to visit her father in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

THE MURDERER'S DAUGHTERS is a classic example of a coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Give some examples of loneliness shown in the book and describe the methods and attempts used to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Randy Susan Meyers is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, and briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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