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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 does Lulu do for Audra?

2. What is the name of the artist Lulu meets at the residents' party?

3. Why is Merry packing up her apartment?

4. What bad habit does Merry have in Chapter 16?

5. Who dies four months after Lulu enters medical school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lulu dislike celebrating her birthday and what unsettling gift does Merry give her this year?

2. What happens to Lulu due to trying to achieve in school?

3. What impact do the lies that Lulu forces Merry to tell about their lives have on Merry's life?

4. Why do Lulu and Merry never get a good reason for Joey's behavior so many years ago?

5. What impact do their mother's death and their father's actions have on Lulu and Merry as they age?

6. How does Lulu meet Drew?

7. What questions is Cassandra badgering Lulu about since she began therapy?

8. How does Lulu's refusal to see her father create repercussions for her family?

9. What is Lulu's profession and where does she work?

10. Why does Merry have to visit her father in prison by herself?

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

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 3

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?

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