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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. Who is Miss Georgia?
(a) A teacher.
(b) Evelyn's neighbor.
(c) Evelyn's grandmother.
(d) A coach.

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

3. How did Renard's mother die?
(a) Had cancer.
(b) Hit by a car.
(c) Giving birth to him.
(d) Fell off a roof.

4. What kind of school does Ruby attend?
(a) Radiology.
(b) Vocational.
(c) Clerical.
(d) Cosmetology.

5. What is wrong with the neighborhood school's sign?
(a) It has a spelling error.
(b) There is no sign.
(c) It is leaning and chipped.
(d) It has graffiti on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is older, Jackie or Sybil?

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

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

4. What is the name of the business Jackie's parents own?

5. What does Jackie's dad offer her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Terry's addiction affect Jackie?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did people not believe that Sybil would go to law school?

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

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

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

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