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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 Michael's response when Merry e-mails him to invite him for dinner?

2. What does Lulu do for Audra?

3. What does Lulu mean when she refers to the FQ game?

4. What request of Merry's does Lulu refuse to honor?

5. Which of the following is NOT a worry that Cassandra has?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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