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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. Who does Darisse live with?

2. What style of music does Silas play?

3. Who is Teddy's stepdaughter?

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

5. Why does Kiki not like Reyna's new tattoo in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Kiki's Turkish boyfriend, who later becomes her husband, stop selling carpets?

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

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

6. In the midst of Hurricane Sandy, what does Reyna's father call her and ask her to do?

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

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

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

10. What does Teddy apologize to Sally for ruining as part of his rehab for his alcoholism?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Teddy seem to view his own role in Claude's fatal accident, and what are Teddy's feelings about luck, fate, and chance that come to the surface after Claude crashes his car into Teddy's truck on the highway? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay analyzing how Silber uses Biblical references, specifically to King David and the Hittites, as a common thread connecting Darisse and the three Germans - Dieter, Bruno, and Steffi.

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