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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. Where does Merry buy something for dinner in Chapter 25?

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

3. Where had Merry gone to college?

4. Why is Lulu apprehensive as Chapter 13 begins?

5. Lulu is in a romantic relationship with a man named ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cassandra's teacher think she needs therapy and what is Lulu's opinion of the recommendation?

2. Why is Lulu unable to help Merry who is in a highly emotional state regarding their father's release from prison?

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

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

5. How do Cassandra and Ruby learn the secrets about their grandparents and what is the irony in this situation?

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

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

8. What are the circumstances in which Merry has Cassandra and Ruby at the courthouse child care center and how are they threatened with violence in Merry's office?

9. How do Lulu and Merry feel about their father at the end of the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Merry. 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 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

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.

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