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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Sharon born?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) New York City.
(d) D.C.

2. How many months pregnant is Tish is Section 2?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. What is Ernestine's job?
(a) Working with kids in a settlement house downtown.
(b) A bank teller.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) The perfume counter.

4. Who are Adrienne and Shelia?
(a) Fonny's cousins.
(b) Tish's sisters.
(c) Sharon's sisters.
(d) Fonny's sisters.

5. How many sisters does Fonny have?
(a) 5.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

6. In Section 2, what does Fonny tell Tish he will not give up?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Going to Church.
(c) Drugs.
(d) His art.

7. Where does Fonny take Tish on their way to his pad in Section 2?
(a) His art studio.
(b) His parents house.
(c) A little Spanish resturant.
(d) A strip club.

8. Where does Tish's father work?
(a) The docks.
(b) A lawyers office.
(c) The bank.
(d) The jail.

9. What big news does Tish tell Fonny in Section 1?
(a) She is breaking up with him.
(b) Her father is beating her.
(c) She lost her job.
(d) She is pregnant.

10. What time does Tish say she plans to see the lawyer when asked in Section 2?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

11. In Section 1, who does Fonny say Tish reminds him of, to tease her?
(a) Ernestine.
(b) His mother.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Marilyn Monroe.

12. Where does Tish's mother end up after leaving home with her drummer boyfriend?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Albany.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Chicago.

13. What is Ernestine's nickname?
(a) Sis.
(b) Tina.
(c) Ernie.
(d) JayJay.

14. According to Fonny in Section 2, why do Sharon and Joseph not worry about Tish being out late?
(a) They know she is with Fonny.
(b) They think Tish is home in bed.
(c) They do not care about her.
(d) Fonny called them early and told them a lie.

15. In Section 2, what does Tish compare making love to Fonny to?
(a) Riding a bike.
(b) Getting hit by a truck.
(c) Winning a race.
(d) Taking off in a plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business does Fonny's family own?

2. Where do Joe and Sharon go together when they first meet?

3. Who did Tish want to tell about the pregnancy first, after she told Fonny, in Section 1?

4. What is Tish's full name?

5. How old is Tish at the start of the novel?

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