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

2. What nickname does Ernestine give Tish?
(a) Tina.
(b) Jezabel.
(c) Willow.
(d) Jade.

3. Who is Arnold Hayward?
(a) Ernestine's boyfriend.
(b) Fonny's lawyer.
(c) Sharon's father.
(d) Tish's boss.

4. How much older is Joe than Sharon?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 15 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Tish use to describe Fonny's mother?

2. Who does Joseph decide should be the one to tell Frank about the baby in Section 2?

3. What type of alcohol does Sharon take out before she announced Tish's pregnancy?

4. In Section 1, who does Fonny say Tish reminds him of, to tease her?

5. Who is Sharon?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section One, how does Tish know that Fonny's mother and sister's do not like her?

2. How does Ms. Hunt respond to the news that Tish is pregnant with Fonny's baby, in Section Two?

3. In Section One, Tish says, "Being in trouble can have a funny effect on the mind" (7). What does she mean by this?

4. What is Ernestine's nickname for Tish? Why?

5. How does Sharon respond when Tish tells her she is pregnant in Section One?

6. How do the workers at the Spanish Restaurant end up playing a big role in Tish's life, as she explains in Section Two?

7. According to Tish in Section Two, why does Ernestine know their father better than she does?

8. What does Fonny tell Tish about his art in Section Two?

9. How do Sharon and Joseph meet?

10. In Section Two, when the Hunts come to the Rivers', how is Mrs. Hunt dressed and why does this stand out?

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