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

2. How does Merry feel about her father's apology?

3. Where does Lulu's mother send Merry during the argument?

4. Where is Merry's father incarcerated?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Grandma Zelda?

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

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

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

6. What reason does Joey give to Merry for why he stabbed her that day?

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grief takes on an almost human persona in this book. What was the source of the family's grief? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Meyers' use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where she did.

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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