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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the hospital, Ayinde's mother wants to be called what?
(a) Edith.
(b) Mom.
(c) Lolo.
(d) Bobo.

2. What does the early morning caller tell Becky and Andrew?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She was just calling to chat.
(c) She wants them to come for dinner.
(d) She is coming to stay for awhile.

3. Why is Kelly annoyed with Steve throughout the story?
(a) He doesn't help with the baby.
(b) He hasn't found a job.
(c) He wakes the baby up.
(d) He messes up the house.

4. Lia has 27 emails from someone and deletes them without looking at them. Who is she ignoring?
(a) Work.
(b) Sam.
(c) Richard.
(d) Her mother.

5. What does the news station offer Ayinde?
(a) A job behind the scenes.
(b) A job as a weather reporter.
(c) A job as an anchor.
(d) A job as a Special Correspondent covering the Sixers.

6. What does Lia give Becky while she is walking with Ava trying to calm her?
(a) A book.
(b) Advice.
(c) A blue and white burp cloth.
(d) A toy.

7. Which of the friends wanted to have twins?
(a) Becky.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Lia.
(d) Ayinde.

8. What is Richard trying to do when Ayinde tells him not to wake the baby?
(a) Rolling over.
(b) To move him to his crib.
(c) To give him a kiss.
(d) To move him over in the bed.

9. Where are Becky and Kelly when June begins?
(a) The park.
(b) At Becky's house.
(c) The coffee shop.
(d) A breast-feeding lecture.

10. What did Kelly's siblings think about her when they were growing up?
(a) She was always hungry.
(b) She was a big help.
(c) She was a tattletale.
(d) She was a troublemaker.

11. Which of the four main characters is an only child?
(a) Becky.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Ayinde.
(d) Lia.

12. What does Mimi feed Ava when she first arrives at Becky and Andrew's home?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Baby food.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A muffin.

13. When Kelly was younger, what role did she play with her brothers and sister?
(a) She was the irresponsible one.
(b) She was the responsible one.
(c) She was never around them.
(d) She was the baby.

14. Who is Ayinde's mother looking for when they arrive at the photo shoot?
(a) Ayinde.
(b) Julian.
(c) The nanny.
(d) Richard.

15. Kelly finds out that Steve wants to change careers. What does he want to be?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ended up being wrong with Ava when Becky couldn't calm her?

2. In "October Kelly," where is Kelly returning from?

3. Becky goes for a walk to get away from Mimi. Whom does she go see?

4. Where do the friends plan to meet the morning after Kelly and Steve bring Oliver home from the hospital?

5. In Chapter 2, Becky's cell phone rings but Becky refuses to answer. Who is Becky refusing to talk to?

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