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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feeling does Jackie say she cannot get rid of?
(a) Fear.
(b) Love.
(c) Doom.
(d) Happiness.

2. What is Jackie's position at the nursery?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Mechanic.
(d) Arborist.

3. What do President Reagan's tax cuts and spending bans do?
(a) Create unemployment.
(b) Bring jobs to America.
(c) Trickle down.
(d) Boost the economy.

4. What do Jackie's upstairs neighbors do that upsets her?
(a) Fight.
(b) Rap.
(c) Cry.
(d) Dance.

5. What does Jackie experience after Terry leaves her?
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Depression.
(c) Claustrophobia.
(d) Night sweats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession is Renard studying for?

2. What does Josephine do when she does not want her kids hearing her?

3. Who does Renard say is the kindest man he knows?

4. Who does Evelyn bribe to keep quiet regarding her relationship with Renard?

5. What do Mama, Daddy, and Aunt Ruby wear to relax?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Sybil's appearance. Why does it bother Jackie?

2. Why does Jackie make fun of her parents?

3. Why did people not believe that Sybil would go to law school?

4. Evelyn says that Renard completes her. What example does she give?

5. How did Jackie's mama and Aunt Ruby differ in their parenting styles?

6. How is Renard's physical appearance described, and why is this important to the story?

7. Why does Josephine tell Evelyn she cannot be friends with anyone who wants what she has?

8. How does Evelyn feel in Renard's presence?

9. Describe Evelyn's adult relationship with her sister Ruby.

10. What does the quotes, "The baby seemed to soften Sybil" (51). mean?

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