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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lia tell her mother when she asks, "What's going on?"
(a) All of the above.
(b) I left my husband.
(c) Something happened.
(d) About the baby.

2. Why is Kelly annoyed with Steve throughout the story?
(a) He hasn't found a job.
(b) He messes up the house.
(c) He doesn't help with the baby.
(d) He wakes the baby up.

3. What was in the briefcase belonging to the man next to Lia on the airplane?
(a) Books.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Money.
(d) Candy.

4. What has happened while Lia was at the salon?
(a) Sam was in an accident.
(b) Caleb has died.
(c) Their apartment was broken into.
(d) Tracy got sick.

5. Which of the four main characters is an only child?
(a) Lia.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Ayinde.
(d) Becky.

6. Who does Steve think should care for Oliver while Kelly works?
(a) Lia.
(b) Becky.
(c) Ayinde.
(d) Himself.

7. What is on the blanket on the bed in Lia's old room?
(a) A note from her mother.
(b) Her wedding dress.
(c) A Strawberry Shortcake comforter.
(d) A pillow.

8. Where do the friends plan to meet the morning after Kelly and Steve bring Oliver home from the hospital?
(a) At Kelly's house.
(b) For a class.
(c) In the park for a walk.
(d) At the store.

9. What is Richard trying to do when Ayinde tells him not to wake the baby?
(a) To move him to his crib.
(b) To move him over in the bed.
(c) Rolling over.
(d) To give him a kiss.

10. Kelly finds out that Steve wants to change careers. What does he want to be?
(a) A carpenter.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A teacher.

11. What is the first thing Mimi does when she arrives?
(a) Complains about the way Ava is dressed.
(b) Asks for decaf coffee and something to nibble.
(c) Gives Ava kisses.
(d) Plops on the couch.

12. What one word would describe Kelly in "August Kelly"?
(a) Sad.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Exhausted.

13. When Richard gets upset that Julian is taking up his space in his and Ayinde's bed, who ends up leaving the bed to sleep elsewhere?
(a) Richard.
(b) No one.
(c) Julian.
(d) Ayinde.

14. What does Lia tells Sam about her family?
(a) That they were killed in a car crash.
(b) That they had disowned her.
(c) That they lived out of the country.
(d) None of the above.

15. How does Ayinde think that Richard must feel about leaving her and Julian?
(a) Worried about it.
(b) Scared.
(c) Sad.
(d) Looking forward to it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Ayinde give Richard for Julian sleeping with them?

2. What does Julian do during the photo shoot?

3. Who do Becky and Andrew pick up from the airport while she is in labor?

4. What does the news station offer Ayinde?

5. Ayinde is really struggling with Julian but when her friends ask her how it is going, what does she tell them?

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