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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 the nickname of the artist Lulu meets at the residents' party?

2. How do Cassandra and Ruby learn about Joey and that he killed his wife?

3. What does Merry think prevents her from getting close to a man?

4. Why is Lulu unable to pick up Cassandra and Ruby from school like Drew had asked her to do?

5. What does Lulu learn is the best way to remove the stink of formaldehyde?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Lulu's daughters and how close is Merry to Lulu's family?

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

3. What secrets does Merry keep from Michael when he takes her to New York for the weekend?

4. In what ways does Lulu still take care of Merry and what destructive patterns has Merry established in her life?

5. What positive input does Merry have from Jesse regarding how she helped him and how he wants to help her?

6. How does Lulu try to help Merry after Anne Cohen dies and what does Lulu learn about Merry's inappropriate behavior?

7. What is notable about the night before Lulu's birthday and how do she and Merry spend it?

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

9. What disappointments is Merry dealing with that make her give in and call her married lover to come over?

10. What causes Lulu to have a panic attack while on an ER rotation when she is a resident?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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