3. How does Lia's mother react to seeing the photograph and hearing about her grandson?
(a) She is angry she didn't know before.
(b) She smiles and says he is cute.
(c) She gets up and walks away.
(d) She cries.

4. Who was the quote, "You'd be surprised what people can life with" referring to?
(a) Ayinde.
(b) Tiffany.
(c) Richard .
(d) Julian.

5. Who does Ayinde meet for lunch in "October Ayinde?"
(a) Lia.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Becky.
(d) Richard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Becky tell Andrew after he agrees to let his mother go?

2. How much money does Steve spend on his mother's birthday gift?

3. Lia remembers Sam putting a ring on her finger and asking her to let him be in her family now. What was the ring made of?

4. Where are the friends as "November Lia" opens?

5. When Steve, Kelly, and Oliver return home from the music class, Kelly falls asleep for just a minute. What time is it when she wakes up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the readers' perception of Steve change in "January Kelly"?

2. How does Ayinde implement what she learned from her parents in her childhood: that she was a lucky little girl to live so well and she had to be kind and helpful to those less fortunate?

3. How does Becky convince Andrew that they can't just give his mother what she wants?

4. What is ironic about Kelly and Steve's fight?

5. In the chapter "February Lia," how is it shown that Lia is still in love and wants to reach out to Sam?

6. How does the author address the common feeling among mothers that they aren't as good at mothering as everyone else they know, or that they lost their temper and yelled?

7. How is Becky's sense of humor shown in "October Becky"?

8. How is Lia's final dream symbolic of her improved mental state and also a promise of things to come?

9. How does the interview in "January Kelly" depict Kelly's entire life?

10. How is Richard able to show his love for Ayinde during the crisis of baby Julian's sickness?

(see the answer keys)

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