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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 was supposed to drive the day Boyd and his friends ask Reyna to drive to Virginia?
(a) Claude.
(b) Maxwell.
(c) Wiley.
(d) Boyd.

2. What is the subject of the sermon Darisse hears at church the Sunday she takes Jeshauna?
(a) The Corinthians.
(b) The Good Samaritan.
(c) King David.
(d) Paul.

3. Who is the nurse Darisse realizes she might be interested in romatically?
(a) James.
(b) Silas.
(c) Robert.
(d) John.

4. Which newspaper does Darisse look in to try to find news of Claude?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Washington Post.
(c) The Irish Times.
(d) The Richmond Times-Dispatch.

5. Where does Silas tell Darisse his name came from?
(a) The Bible.
(b) His father's best friend.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Darisse try to get in touch with Claude the night he did not show up at the bar to meet her in Chapter 3?

2. What city does Kiki travel to in her twenties, where she meets the man who will eventually become her husband?

3. What had precipitated Teddy's affair with Sally?

4. Where do Silas's children live?

5. What does Lionel berate Darisse for when she comes to pick up Jeshauna after work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Darisse tell Silas about where Jesuauna's present from Claude came from?

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

4. What was Reyna's real reason for wanting Kiki to stay with her and Oliver during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy?

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

6. Why is Darisse unable to have custody of her two year-old daughter, Jeshauna?

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

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

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

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

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