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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 does Reyna tell Oliver when he asks where Boyd is after Claude's death?
(a) She tells him Boyd got a new job and had to leave the country.
(b) She tells him Boyd is away for a while.
(c) She tells him Boyd has left them.
(d) She tells him Boyd died.

2. Which patient of Darisse's has advanced lung cancer?
(a) Amanda.
(b) Robert.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Florence.

3. What is Boyd's and Maxwell's relationship?
(a) They are uncle and nephew.
(b) They are old neighbors.
(c) They are cousins.
(d) They are father and son.

4. Why is Boyd not able to drive on his and his friends' trips to Virginia?
(a) He is afraid to drive on the highway.
(b) He never got his license.
(c) His license is suspended for 6 months as part of his jail sentence.
(d) He was convicted of drunk driving and permanently lost his license.

5. How old is Jeshauna?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reyna really want Kiki to stay with her while Kiki's power is out?

2. Who is the nurse Darisse realizes she might be interested in romatically?

3. Whose name goes on the car registration that Boyd and his friends use for their smuggling scheme?

4. How old is Darisse's patient who had advanced lung cancer?

5. What does Amanda joke about in relation to her illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lionel treat Darisse when she comes to pick up her daughter?

2. What does Darisse do to try to win back Lionel's favor when he is upset with her?

3. Why does Reyna change her mind at the last minute about driving to Virginia?

4. What does SIlas tell Darisse about his opinions on Jeshuana, her daugther?

5. What does Reyna think might be in her apartment somewhere, and what does she plan to do with it if she finds it?

6. How does Darisse meet SIlas, the man she ends up dating after she realizes Claude has disappeared?

7. What does Reyna think when she sees the women on the bus to Rikers Island doing their hair and makeup?

8. Who is Reyna upset to hear is coming to visit Boyd at Rikers Island and why is she upset about it?

9. What is Darisse's job and what is the reader's impression of how well she performs it?

10. Why do Boyd and his friends ask Reyna to drive one of the runs to Virginia to smuggle cigarettes?

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