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

2. How has Lia paid for everything for her trip home?
(a) Check.
(b) Debit card.
(c) Cash.
(d) Credit card.

3. What did the couch remind Kelly of?
(a) The couch at the nursing home.
(b) The neighbor's couch.
(c) Trash.
(d) The couch her mom had during her childhood.

4. What does Lia give Becky while she is walking with Ava trying to calm her?
(a) A book.
(b) Advice.
(c) A blue and white burp cloth.
(d) A toy.

5. What advice does Lolo give Ayinde about being a mother?
(a) Take some time for yourself.
(b) Just try your best.
(c) Spoil your baby.
(d) Breastfeeding is best.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Kelly annoyed with Steve throughout the story?

2. What does the early morning caller tell Becky and Andrew?

3. Who does Steve think should care for Oliver while Kelly works?

4. When Kelly was younger, what role did she play with her brothers and sister?

5. Becky's mother-in-law has had how many husbands?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Lia tells her mother that "Something happened" her mother assures her that she cares. Lia awaits a sign that her mother cares. How does her mother show her that she cares?

2. How does Ayinde feel about her mother sending her the book Priscilla Prewitt's Baby Success?

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

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

5. What are some reasons Becky refuses or does not want to speak to Mimi, her mother-in-law?

6. Why is the thought of having intercourse so hard for Kelly?

7. What are some things that have shaped the way Kelly is today?

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

9. Why is Becky so devastated that the doctor wants to perform a c-section?

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

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