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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Steve worried about what the doctor has said?
(a) He was worried about the baby.
(b) He wanted to have sex.
(c) He was worried about Kelly.
(d) He didn't really care.

2. Why does Richard whisper for Ayinde in the darkness in their bedroom?
(a) He wants to talk.
(b) Julian is crying.
(c) He is about to fall out of the bed since Julian is sleeping with them.
(d) He is sick.

3. At the beginning of June, Ayinde and Julian are sitting on the bed watching Richard. What is Richard doing?
(a) Packing for a trip.
(b) Practicing basketball.
(c) Watching TV.
(d) Doing sit-ups.

4. Where does Kelly decide to work?
(a) At the office.
(b) At the park.
(c) At home.
(d) At the coffee shop.

5. What news does Steve tell Kelly in June?
(a) That they are moving.
(b) That he wants a divorce.
(c) That he got laid off.
(d) That he got a promotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second chapter, it says that Ayinde has not had a close friend since when?

2. Lia has 27 emails from someone and deletes them without looking at them. Who is she ignoring?

3. What does Julian do during the photo shoot?

4. Why is Ayinde told she will never anchor the news?

5. What does Mimi feed Ava when she first arrives at Becky and Andrew's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Becky not happy with her mother-in-law moving to Philadelphia?

2. When Richard asks if "it's supposed to be this hard" and he answers "everything" to Ayinde. What does Richard mean by "everything"?

3. Ayinde is experiencing pain and suffering when first introduced in "April Ayinde". Usually Ayinde is one that appears to have it all. In what ways is Ayinde experiencing pain and suffering?

4. In "August Becky," what breakthroughs does Lia make with the loss of her son?

5. Ayinde always claims to want to stay at home with Julian. How does she interpret the failed job interview to justify this desire?

6. Why does Kelly panic when she finds out that Steve wants to become a teacher?

7. How does Weiner paint Mimi in the chapter "September Becky"?

8. We learn Kelly wanted a normal childhood in May Kelly. What does Kelly consider a normal childhood?

9. "April Lia" opens with Lia sitting on a park bench wanting to be invisible. Why does Lia want to be invisible?

10. How does the "smelly monstrosity of a couch that the neighbor was throwing away" give Kelly flashbacks of her childhood?

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