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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. How does Becky describe the clothes that Mimi puts on Ava?
(a) Casual.
(b) Slut-wear.
(c) Cute.
(d) Preppy.
2. When Becky comes to visit with Ayinde in "December Ayinde," what does she bring with her?
(a) A new outfit for Julian.
(b) Ava.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Toys.
3. How far apart will Andrew and Becky's two children be?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 15 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.
4. As "January Lia" ends, what is Lia doing?
(a) Typing an email.
(b) Working.
(c) Crying.
(d) Making a phone call.
5. After Becky tells Andrew that she is sick, he disappears. Where does he go?
(a) To the park.
(b) To work.
(c) To the drugstore.
(d) To take Ava for a walk.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Mimi react when she finds the DVD's?
2. Where does Lia meet Sam?
3. Who helps Ayinde get into the cardiologist sooner?
4. Why did Helen tell Lia that she made her keep the Strawberry Shortcake comforter?
5. Who calls Becky crying?
Short Essay Questions
1. Starting with "November Lia," tell how Lia is beginning to appear on the road to recovery.
2. What is symbolic about Lia mentioning that she wished she had her mother's blue coat when she is going to talk to Merrill?
3. Explain how the title of the story has a double meaning.
4. How is Becky's sense of humor shown in "October Becky"?
5. How is Mimi's self-absorption shown in "October Becky"?
6. What is ironic about Kelly and Steve's fight?
7. How does the author foreshadow the disaster of the magazine interview?
8. How does Merrill's talk of her husband help Lia make another step on the road to recovery?
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. 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?
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