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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 kind of speech impediment does Renard have?
(a) Lisp.
(b) Whistle.
(c) Tourette's Syndrome.
(d) Stammer.

2. What does Nelson accuse Josephine of?
(a) Lying.
(b) Cheating.
(c) Being petty.
(d) Being late.

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

4. How many living siblings does Renard have?
(a) 18.
(b) 0.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

5. Who does Nelson compare Renard to?
(a) Ernie from the store.
(b) Ernie the neighbor.
(c) Ernest Wright.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is older, Jackie or Sybil?

2. What does Nelson say about Renard?

3. Why does Nelson want Evelyn to be wealthy?

4. What does Jackie say she was only halfway grown?

5. What does Renard site as hypocrisy in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Terry's addiction affect Jackie?

2. Why does Sybil want to quit criminal law?

3. What does Jackie pass on her way to and from her apartment each day?

4. How do Ruby's food choices relate to her emotions?

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

6. Why does Jackie feel Sybil is being condescending when Sybil kisses her cheek?

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

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

9. Why is it important that the reader knows Nelson was from a Senegalese family who did not mix race?

10. What has Jackie thought of throughout her life when she has a tough decision to make?

(see the answer keys)

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