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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The burned broccoli reminds Kelly of what?
2. Who does Becky meet when she takes Ava for a walk to try to calm her?
3. With whom does Ayinde go for a photo shoot?
4. How does Lia feel when the woman is talking about losing her son?
5. What advice does Lolo give Ayinde about being a mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Lia tells her mother that "Something happened" her mother assures her that she cares. Lia awaits a sign that her mother cares. How does her mother show her that she cares?
2. Jennifer Weiner paints a picture of motherhood in the opening scene of "August Becky." How is this picture humorous?
3. What are some reasons Becky refuses or does not want to speak to Mimi, her mother-in-law?
4. Ayinde always claims to want to stay at home with Julian. How does she interpret the failed job interview to justify this desire?
5. Why does the director tell Ayinde that no one will tune in to watch her read the news?
6. When Richard asks if "it's supposed to be this hard" and he answers "everything" to Ayinde. What does Richard mean by "everything"?
7. How does Weiner paint Mimi in the chapter "September Becky"?
8. What is the symbolism of Lia tucking her hair under the baseball cap as she heads for the Parents Together Grief group?
9. Why does Richard, Ayinde's husband, appear to be ready to go on another trip?
10. Why does Kelly panic when she finds out that Steve wants to become a teacher?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
All four main characters become unexpectedly best friends. Learning each main character's personalities, does this surprise you? In what ways is it beneficial for these four women to become best friends? In what ways is it harmful for these four women to become best friends?
Essay Topic 2
Both Ayinde and Kelly consider divorce at some point during the story. Ayinde thinks of a chapter from Baby Success that focuses on babies as the ones that really matter and that babies do better with a mommy and daddy under the same roof. Do you agree with this advice? Why / why not? Should Ayinde have patched things up with Richard? Why / why not? Do you think either Kelly or Ayinde should have followed through with a divorce? Why / why not?
Essay Topic 3
There were many themes throughout the story. Choose one of them and describe how it develops throughout.
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