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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 does Jackie move her bed into the living room?
(a) There are spiders in her bedroom.
(b) She wants to watch television.
(c) She feels safer when she is closer to the front door.
(d) She cannot sleep where it is quiet.

2. How old is Jackie?
(a) 32.
(b) 12.
(c) 22.
(d) 42.

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

4. Why does Evelyn feel that her mother does not approve of her?
(a) Her mother ignores her.
(b) Her mother makes fun of her.
(c) Her mother slaps her.
(d) Her mother corrects her too much.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nelson accuse Josephine of?

2. What did Terry's father tell him about rehab?

3. Why does Evelyn say she smokes?

4. What is wrong with the neighborhood school's sign?

5. Why does Terry not pay child support?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the quotes, "The baby seemed to soften Sybil" (51). mean?

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

4. Why does Sybil want to quit criminal law?

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

6. What does Renard mean when he says there are different ways to leave a person?

7. Josephine is a member of the Ladies of Equal Justice Education League. What does that title mean?

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

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

10. Why does Jackie make fun of her parents?

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