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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 does Lia do with her engagement ring?
(a) Wears it every day.
(b) Pawns it.
(c) Gives it to her mom.
(d) Mails it back to Sam.

2. What was Lia's name as a child?
(a) Emily.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Leslie.
(d) Lisa.

3. Something unusual happened while Lia was at the salon. What was it?
(a) She saw Sam.
(b) A phone call.
(c) A thunderstorm.
(d) A Little earthquake.

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

5. What makes Ayinde say "Ouch"?
(a) She has a headache.
(b) She trips getting out of bed.
(c) Richard tries to touch her.
(d) Julian kicks her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the blanket on the bed in Lia's old room?

2. What profession does Becky's husband have?

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

4. What does Julian do during the photo shoot?

5. What piece of furniture does Steve bring home without asking Kelly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the thought of having intercourse so hard for Kelly?

2. "April Lia" opens with Lia sitting on a park bench wanting to be invisible. Why does Lia want to be invisible?

3. Why does Kelly panic when she finds out that Steve wants to become a teacher?

4. What are some reasons Becky refuses or does not want to speak to Mimi, her mother-in-law?

5. Why does Richard, Ayinde's husband, appear to be ready to go on another trip?

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

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

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

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

10. What are some things that have shaped the way Kelly is today?

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