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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 did Kelly's siblings think about her when they were growing up?
(a) She was a big help.
(b) She was always hungry.
(c) She was a tattletale.
(d) She was a troublemaker.

2. What makes Ayinde say "Ouch"?
(a) She has a headache.
(b) Richard tries to touch her.
(c) Julian kicks her.
(d) She trips getting out of bed.

3. What piece of furniture does Steve bring home without asking Kelly?
(a) A bed.
(b) A table.
(c) A chair.
(d) A couch.

4. What profession does Becky's husband have?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Teacher.

5. What bad news does Becky receive at the doctor's office?
(a) That he wants to do a c-section.
(b) That they baby is sick.
(c) That her blood pressure is high.
(d) That she isn't ready.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ended up being wrong with Ava when Becky couldn't calm her?

2. Where does Becky take Lia after they talk outside of Becky's home?

3. Something unusual happened while Lia was at the salon. What was it?

4. Where are Becky and Kelly when June begins?

5. Who do Becky and Kelly meet at the coffee shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Kelly and her husband Steve both come home from the hospital in "July Kelly." What had happened to Steve?

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

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

4. Jennifer Weiner paints a picture of motherhood in the opening scene of "August Becky." How is this picture humorous?

5. What changes Kelly's almost perfect world to a world of fear and panic in "June Kelly"?

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

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. Becky always seems to worry about her weight. How is this self-consciousness shown in the chapter "June Becky"?

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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