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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 Lulu and Merry's religion?

2. Who is the bully in the orphanage?

3. What does Grandma Zelda force Lulu to promise?

4. What has Lulu been told regarding her father?

5. Who is Mrs. Cohen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Lulu describe her parents in the first chapters of the book?

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

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

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

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

9. What conflicting emotions does Merry have when Dr. Cohen takes her to the prison to see her father?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Merry is no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know about Merry in 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 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

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply THE MURDERER'S DAUGHTERS. What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

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