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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 helps Ayinde get into the cardiologist sooner?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Richard.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Lia.

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

3. What does Lia ask Sam when they get in the car?
(a) "Have you been to Philadelphia before?"
(b) "Can you forgive me?"
(c) "Do you still love me?"
(d) "Did you have a good flight?"

4. After telling Richard to leave, what is the first thing that Ayinde does?
(a) She calls her friends and asks them to come over.
(b) She cries.
(c) She calls her mom.
(d) She goes to the park.

5. 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) Ribbon.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom is Andrew speaking when he says, "Fine, disown us, we're better off without her"?

2. How does Sam answer Lia's question?

3. Why does Ayinde think that Lolo is happy that Richard was unfaithful?

4. What is Andrew doing when Becky returns home in "February Becky"?

5. How does Lia expect Sam to feel toward her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mimi's self-absorption shown in "October Becky"?

2. Lia sees that the babies are growing and changing and Becky remarks that they all have changed. How does this comment mimic the theme and title of the story?

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

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 Becky crack the tough shell Mimi has built around her?

6. How does the author show the difference in the mothers' personalities as they are walking with the babies in their strollers?

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

8. Lia calls her mother at the end of the "January Kelly" with the intent of asking her to meet her so she can forgive her and let her know it. How does Lia's mother turn the tables?

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

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

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