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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 does Savannah's mother urge her to do?

2. Where does Robin find her wallet?

3. What happens when Robin calls Troy's house to tell him she cannot come to dinner that night?

4. How is the medication affecting her?

5. What pleases Gloria when she returns home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Robin's mother tell her the attorney advised?

2. What happens to Savannah after leaving the restaurant?

3. How does Robin end up back with Troy?

4. How is Gloria feeling?

5. Why does Robin feel betrayed by Russell?

6. What happens after Gloria collapses on the floor?

7. What does Bernadine learn about James?

8. How is Savannah disappointed with Charles?

9. What are the circumstances leading up to Bernadine meeting James Wheeler for the first time?

10. To what does Kenneth reveal to Savannah? How does she react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bernadine's children, John Jr. and Onika, are not very upset about their parents' divorce.

Part 1) How do they react when given the news?

Part 2) Why might be the reasons for the reaction?

Part 3) How does their father include them in his new life? Why are they fine with the changes?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses a metaphor to portray Bernadine's life.

Part 1) What is this metaphor?

Part 2) What does it say about Bernadine's life?

Part 3) How does this affect Bernadine throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Gloria is a single mother raising her sixteen-year-old son, Tarik.

Part 1) Why is she a single parent? Where is Tarik's father?

Part 2) What upsets Tarik about his mother's behavior when his father comes to visit? Why would she act this way?

Part 3) How does Gloria meet Marvin? Would he make a good father for Tarik? Why or why not?

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