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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 advice does Lolo give Ayinde about being a mother?
(a) Spoil your baby.
(b) Breastfeeding is best.
(c) Take some time for yourself.
(d) Just try your best.

2. What is the first thing Mimi does when she arrives?
(a) Complains about the way Ava is dressed.
(b) Asks for decaf coffee and something to nibble.
(c) Plops on the couch.
(d) Gives Ava kisses.

3. What does Richard think that Julian would rather play with?
(a) The blue teddy bear.
(b) Trucks.
(c) The fuzzy butterfly.
(d) Basketballs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lia feel when the woman is talking about losing her son?

2. What reason does Ayinde give Richard for Julian sleeping with them?

3. At the beginning of June, Ayinde and Julian are sitting on the bed watching Richard. What is Richard doing?

4. Who do Becky and Andrew pick up from the airport while she is in labor?

5. What makes Ayinde say "Ouch"?

Short Essay Questions

1. We learn Kelly wanted a normal childhood in May Kelly. What does Kelly consider a normal childhood?

2. How does Weiner paint Mimi in the chapter "September Becky"?

3. Jennifer Weiner paints a picture of motherhood in the opening scene of "August Becky." How is this picture humorous?

4. How does the "smelly monstrosity of a couch that the neighbor was throwing away" give Kelly flashbacks of her childhood?

5. When Richard asks if "it's supposed to be this hard" and he answers "everything" to Ayinde. What does Richard mean by "everything"?

6. What is the symbolism of Mimi wearing a white dress to Becky and Andrew's wedding?

7. How does Lia's flight back to LA bring out the thought, "You can't go home again'?

8. In the chapter "July Ayinde," why is Richard unhappy in the middle of the night?

9. Why is Becky not happy with her mother-in-law moving to Philadelphia?

10. How does Ayinde feel about her mother sending her the book Priscilla Prewitt's Baby Success?

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