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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 is calling on Kelly's cell phone when she is on her way home in "December Kelly"?
(a) Steve.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Her boss.
(d) Lia.

2. Where does Kelly meet Steve so that they can talk in "February Kelly"?
(a) At the coffee shop.
(b) At their house.
(c) At Mas.
(d) At the park.

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?
(a) Gold.
(b) A straw wrapper.
(c) Silver.
(d) Ribbon.

4. Where is Lia when she has her dream?
(a) In her apartment..
(b) On the plane.
(c) At their new house.
(d) In the car.

5. Who calls the "friends" to tell them about Julian's problems?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Lia.
(c) Richard.
(d) Ayinde.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Becky feel about being pregnant again?

2. What does Tiffany ask Ayinde?

3. While Lia is working at Mas she sees the woman who touched her so deeply at the grief group. What about this woman catches Lia off guard in the restaurant?

4. What comes in the package that arrives for Ava?

5. While in the hospital with Julian to check his heart murmur, which of the friends comforts Ayinde while she cries?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author begin to show suspense in "December Ayinde"?

4. What action shows that Ayinde is beginning to come to terms with Richard's infidelity and the resulting child?

5. What is symbolic about Lia mentioning that she wished she had her mother's blue coat when she is going to talk to Merrill?

6. How does Becky crack the tough shell Mimi has built around her?

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

8. What is the huge plot twist that happens in "January Becky"?

9. 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?

10. How does Mimi finally go too far and prompt Becky to stand up to her?

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