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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 is Boyd's and Maxwell's relationship?

2. Who was Teddy thinking about when the accident happened?

3. Where did Reyna grow up?

4. What did Claude tell Darisse he was saving money for?

5. What city does Darisse live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kiki's attitude toward Reyna change after Hurricane Sandy?

2. What was the main reason that Teddy and Sally got divorced?

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

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

5. What does Kiki end up doing for a living after her own shop fails, and how does her family feel about it?

6. What does Kiki eventually tell Reyna was the reason she left Osman, and their marriage, in Turkey?

7. What is Reyna's first reaction when Boyd tells her about the cigarette-smuggling plans?

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

9. What does Kiki eventually tell her family about why her marriage ended and why she was coming home from Turkey?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the advent of Hurricane Sandy spark a new phase in Reyna's and Kiki's relationship? Write an essay explaining the symbolism of the hurricane as a turning point for Reyna and Kiki.

Essay Topic 2

What are the differences between what Kiki tells Reyna about why her marriage to Osman fell apart and the full story of what really happened between Kiki and Osman? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how struggling with addiction creates a type of bond between Teddy and his stepdaughter, April. What are the subjects of some of the discussions Teddy and April have, and how do each of their struggles with addiction seem to affect their attitudes about God?

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