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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. Which patient of Darisse's has advanced lung cancer?
2. What does Reyna tell Boyd about cigarette smuggling to try to discourage him from doing it?
3. What does the truck driver do after calling 911 after Claude crashes into his truck?
4. What does Kiki give to Reyna when Oliver is born?
5. What does Boyd buy for Reyna's apartment with his smuggling money?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Reyna upset to hear is coming to visit Boyd at Rikers Island and why is she upset about it?
2. What does Kiki's Turkish boyfriend decide to do when he stops selling carpets?
3. What does Darisse tell Silas about where Jesuauna's present from Claude came from?
4. How does Lionel treat Darisse when she comes to pick up her daughter?
5. Why does Sally tell Teddy she is breaking off their affair?
6. What does Teddy apologize to Sally for ruining as part of his rehab for his alcoholism?
7. What is Darisse's job and what is the reader's impression of how well she performs it?
8. In the midst of Hurricane Sandy, what does Reyna's father call her and ask her to do?
9. How does Teddy seem to feel about the driver of the car that smashed into his truck?
10. Why does Kiki's Turkish boyfriend, who later becomes her husband, stop selling carpets?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing why Dieter's brief meeting with Kiki seems to have made such an impression on him, to the point that after spending only one platonic night with her in the seventies, he thinks of her at length decades later when he sees an artifact in a New York City museum.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay explaining the power dynamics of Reyna's relationship with Boyd. How does Boyd react when Reyna changes her mind about driving from New York to Virginia at the last minute?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay explaining what Reyna's overall impression of Kiki seems to be. Conversely, how does Kiki seem to want Reyna to view her? Cite specific examples from the text in your answer.
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