View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After her last encounter with Quinn, what does Merry decide to give up?

2. How much money does Lulu deposit in an account for her father?

3. What secret does Lulu tell the person in #103?

4. What explanation for his crimes does Joey give to Merry?

5. Where does Merry go when she tells Michael she is going shopping?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Merry unhappy in her job as a victim's advocate?

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

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

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

7. What is Lulu doing after she graduates college?

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

9. What letter does Merry get that sends her already fragile emotions into overdrive?

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

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

What is the greatest lesson Lulu and Merry learn from the Cohens? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Lulu and Merry always recall about their experiences living with the Cohens?

Essay Topic 3

THE MURDERER'S DAUGHTERS is a classic example of a coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 962 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample