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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Higgs remind the reader?

2. Why does Michele's father not like about Dave's music?

3. What had Rockstone Community Church once been?

4. What does Anita do when she arrives at the party?

5. What does Rae do when they ask about the two men who ducked into Rae's door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jasmine's husband doing at the beginning of the story?

2. How does Sofia react to the invitation? For what is this invitation?

3. What message does Higgs have for the readers at the end of the book?

4. What does Anita do when she arrives at the party?

5. Describe Sofia and Aidan's life since their move to Pittsburgh.

6. What does Jasmine want to do with the house Abe wants?

7. What happens once Michele is caught seeing Dave?

8. How has Rae become a Christian?

9. Why are the men here?

10. What do the Good and Bad Girls have in common?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lessons can be learned from Delilah's story.

Part 1) What can one learn from her story? Might she have learned from her own experiences? Why or why not?

Part 2) How can someone avoid behavior like Delilah's?

Part 3) What might have been Delilah's fate? What message does this send to those who act like Delilah?

Essay Topic 2

Evelyn's story mirrors Eve's.

Part 1) Describe these two stories. What is the purpose for having these two parallel stories?

Part 2) What message do these stories send to readers?

Part 3) What is the purpose of telling Eve's tale through Evelyn? How does it help explain the story of Adam and Eve?

Essay Topic 3

Mitzi felt unnoticed by her husband.

Part 1) How did she handle this feeling of neglect? Why did she feel neglected?

Part 2) How might she have handled this situation differently?

Part 3) How does her behavior affect others? How does this reinforce the idea that one's mistakes and behavior in general affect others?

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