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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. Why is Renard harassed by a police officer at City Park?
(a) Because of segregation.
(b) He is vandalizing.
(c) He makes Evelyn cry.
(d) Because the officer is drunk.

2. Who does Andrew date?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Evelyn.
(d) Josephine.

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

4. What do President Reagan's tax cuts and spending bans do?
(a) Trickle down.
(b) Bring jobs to America.
(c) Boost the economy.
(d) Create unemployment.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the face of the Just Say No movement?

3. Why does Evelyn think she is better than Ruby?

4. What is Sybil's profession?

5. What does Jackie talk about to try and get attention?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Evelyn's adult relationship with her sister Ruby.

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

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

5. What images are the most clear when Jackie reflects upon her previous house?

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

7. Nelson Junior is said to read backwards. What do you think that means?

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

9. What does Jackie like the most about her new job?

10. Why does Josephine tell Evelyn she cannot be friends with anyone who wants what she has?

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