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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. What profession does Becky's husband have?
3. Where does Becky take Lia after they talk outside of Becky's home?
4. Who do Becky and Kelly meet at the coffee shop?
5. Why does Richard whisper for Ayinde in the darkness in their bedroom?
Short Essay Questions
1. Kelly and her husband Steve both come home from the hospital in "July Kelly." What had happened to Steve?
2. Ayinde is experiencing pain and suffering when first introduced in "April Ayinde". Usually Ayinde is one that appears to have it all. In what ways is Ayinde experiencing pain and suffering?
3. Kelly jokes, "It takes a village to feed my child." What does this mean?
4. How does Weiner paint Mimi in the chapter "September Becky"?
5. What is the symbolism of Lia tucking her hair under the baseball cap as she heads for the Parents Together Grief group?
6. Why is Becky so devastated that the doctor wants to perform a c-section?
7. What are some things that have shaped the way Kelly is today?
8. We learn Kelly wanted a normal childhood in May Kelly. What does Kelly consider a normal childhood?
9. Ayinde always claims to want to stay at home with Julian. How does she interpret the failed job interview to justify this desire?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Depending upon the character, Little Earthquakes is written in the first person and third person. Lia's chapters are written in the first person, while the other three main characters--Kelly, Ayinde, and Becky--are written in the third person. What is Jennifer Weiner's reason for doing this?
Essay Topic 2
The four friends have very unique personalities. Compare and contrast the friends. How are they alike and how are they different?
Essay Topic 3
Having a baby brought about many changes in the friends' sense of self. Choose one of the friends and describe in detail, using examples from the story, how their sense of self changed.
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