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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. How does Darisse's grandmother react when Darisse gets home so late from the bar in Chapter 3, when Darisse was waiting for Claude?

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

3. What is Claude's job in the smuggling scheme?

4. What happens with Teddy's insurance company?

5. What is the name of the driver of the truck Claude crashed his car into?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sally tell Teddy she is breaking off their affair?

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

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

4. Why does Teddy have financial problems following Claude's crashing into his truck?

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

6. What does Kiki's Turkish boyfriend decide to do when he stops selling carpets?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Darisse's path forward after Claude's disappearance embody the theme of "improvement" and redemption? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining what Reyna's act of generosity in sending a significant amount of money to Lynette anonymously reveals about her evolution as a character from the beginning of the novel to the end, citing specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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