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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. Which singer's music always reminded Lulu of her father?

2. What is the cause of Lulu's mother's death?

3. Why does Merry have an outburst at the table on the holiday in #73?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Aunt Cilla and why does she refuse to take Lulu and Merry into her home?

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

3. Who is Grandma Zelda?

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

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. How does Merry feel about being at the Cohens' house after she and Lulu have been there for a year?

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

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

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

10. How does Lulu coyly work her way into Mrs. Cohen's sympathy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Describe Drew. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Drew's character in the novel?

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