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

2. What do people call Lulu and Merry at Grandma Zelda's funeral?

3. Where is Joey found when Lulu returns with help?

4. What has Lulu been told regarding her father?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is being foster children difficult for Lulu and Merry?

3. Who is Grandma Zelda?

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

5. What responsibility does Lulu feel toward Merry at the orphanage?

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Lulu. 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

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.

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