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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. How old is Merry Zachariah at the beginning of the story?
2. Lulu tells Mrs. Cohen that she is scared because _______________________.
3. What does the bully do to Merry one night?
4. Who surprisingly attends Grandma Zelda's burial service?
5. At the cemetery, Lulu thinks her father looks like ___________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Joey plead in the murder of his wife and what is his sentence?
2. `What tragedy occurs as a result of Joey and Celeste's fight?
3. Who is Aunt Cilla and why does she refuse to take Lulu and Merry into her home?
4. 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?
5. Into whose home do Lulu and Merry move in as foster children and what directions does Lulu give Merry about how to behave and what to say?
6. What happens to Lulu's hopes for being adopted by the parents of a high school girl who volunteers to spend time with Lulu?
7. What obligation does Merry feel toward her father?
8. Why is being foster children difficult for Lulu and Merry?
9. In what ways do Lulu and Merry learn lessons of abandonment early in their lives?
10. What is Lulu's secret wish as she encounters her father at the cemetery?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Create a brief character study of Celeste. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?
Essay Topic 3
Create a brief character study of Joey. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?
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