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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 does Ayinde think that Lolo is happy that Richard was unfaithful?
(a) She is right.
(b) All of the above.
(c) She never did like Richard.
(d) She is getting more work since they are in the news.

2. How does Mimi react to the news that Becky and Andrew won't be at her Christmas celebration?
(a) She doesn't really care.
(b) She is sad.
(c) She is angry and jealous.
(d) She is happy.

3. How does Steve react when he returns home and finds Kelly with the reporter and photographer?
(a) Angry.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Impressed.
(d) Proud.

4. What nickname does Steve call Oliver?
(a) The Big O.
(b) Ollie.
(c) Little Man.
(d) Buddy.

5. How does Becky describe the clothes that Mimi puts on Ava?
(a) Slut-wear.
(b) Cute.
(c) Casual.
(d) Preppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Becky feel about being pregnant again?

2. Ayinde tells the friends that she and Richard will be appearing on what television show?

3. During "November Lia" a solution is found for Becky's childcare dilemma. Who is going to watch Oliver?

4. When Kelly returns home from the coffee shop in "December Kelly," she finds that Steve isn't home. When she calls him, where does she find that he is?

5. What does Ayinde give Lia during "November Lia?"

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Explain the irony between how Ayinde's day begins and how it ends.

3. Explain how the title of the story has a double meaning.

4. How does the fact that Julian is crying when Kelly and Lia arrive and the knowledge that Ayinde didn't know he was crying show the emotional turmoil that she is going through?

5. How does learning the truth about her childhood help Lia move toward reconciling with Sam?

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

7. Kelly has been driven by appearances and having everything perfect. How does this change in "February Kelly"?

8. How does the author foreshadow the disaster of the magazine interview?

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

10. How does Merrill's talk of her husband help Lia make another step on the road to recovery?

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