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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 is the name of Evelyn's college?
(a) Seventh Ward University.
(b) New Orleans University.
(c) Nurse University.
(d) Dillard University.

2. Who do people tell Jackie she looks like a light-skinned version of?
(a) Chaka Khan.
(b) Beyonce.
(c) Aretha Franklin.
(d) Whitney Houston.

3. Why does Jackie say she cannot leave Terry?
(a) She became an adult with him.
(b) He would follow her.
(c) She is afraid of him.
(d) He has all the money.

4. What profession is Renard studying for?
(a) Mathematician.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Teacher.

5. Who is older, Jackie or Sybil?
(a) Sybil.
(b) They are identical twins.
(c) They are fraternal twins.
(d) Jackie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Terry been clean when he goes to visit Jackie?

2. What is wrong with Renard's pants?

3. What couple does Jackie wish her relationship mirrored?

4. What do Evelyn and Miss Georgia do together?

5. What did Jackie's parents tell her to do when Terry relapsed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What can the reader infer from the statement that Evelyn has tried to muffle herself her whole life?

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

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

5. Why does Jackie make fun of her parents?

6. What does it mean when Sybil states that crack is not complicated?

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

8. Why does Renard believe he would not qualify for a good job if he enlisted in the war efforts?

9. What is Ruby's opinion of Andrew after their first date and why does her opinion change?

10. Why are Evelyn and Ruby so judgmental of Renard's appearance when they meet him?

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