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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. Who appears in the delivery room that upsets Becky?
(a) Ayinde.
(b) Her mom.
(c) Kelly.
(d) Mimi.
2. Which of the friends wanted to have twins?
(a) Ayinde.
(b) Becky.
(c) Lia.
(d) Kelly.
3. Why does Lia chose to pay this way?
(a) So she doesn't run out of money.
(b) So Sam can't track her.
(c) Because she doesn't have enough money.
(d) So her mom doesn't know.
4. What is the name of Kelly's husband?
(a) Richard.
(b) Steve.
(c) Nick.
(d) Andrew.
5. What profession does Becky's husband have?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Becky meet when she takes Ava for a walk to try to calm her?
2. Where had Lia gone when she left Caleb with the neighbor?
3. Ayinde is really struggling with Julian but when her friends ask her how it is going, what does she tell them?
4. Where does Becky take Lia after they talk outside of Becky's home?
5. When the story opens, where is Lia sitting?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the "smelly monstrosity of a couch that the neighbor was throwing away" give Kelly flashbacks of her childhood?
2. Becky always seems to worry about her weight. How is this self-consciousness shown in the chapter "June Becky"?
3. What is the symbolism of Mimi wearing a white dress to Becky and Andrew's wedding?
4. How does Weiner paint Mimi in the chapter "September Becky"?
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. In the chapter "July Ayinde," why is Richard unhappy in the middle of the night?
7. How does Lia's flight back to LA bring out the thought, "You can't go home again'?
8. Kelly jokes, "It takes a village to feed my child." What does this mean?
9. Why is Becky so devastated that the doctor wants to perform a c-section?
10. Jennifer Weiner paints a picture of motherhood in the opening scene of "August Becky." How is this picture humorous?
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