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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 topic does Merry lie to her father about?

2. Who is Lulu and Merry's paternal grandmother?

3. What are Lulu's parents fighting about?

4. How many times a week is Lulu allowed to visit Merry in the hospital?

5. Joey is almost a licensed _______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In whose care is Lulu placed after her mother's death and how does she finally manage to visit Merry in the hospital?

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

4. How do Joey and Celeste's passions eventually lead to murder?

5. Who is Grandma Zelda?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What is the greatest lesson Lulu and Merry learn from the Cohens? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Lulu and Merry always recall about their experiences living with the Cohens?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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