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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. What happens to Oliver during "January Kelly"?
2. Why are the friends gathered at the park in "March Lia"?
3. Who comes to visit Ayinde in "February Ayinde"?
4. Who tells Ayinde that she could borrow her "I'm with Stupid" T-shirt?
5. How much money does Steve spend on his mother's birthday gift?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mimi finally go too far and prompt Becky to stand up to her?
2. Explain the irony between how Ayinde's day begins and how it ends.
3. What action shows that Ayinde is beginning to come to terms with Richard's infidelity and the resulting child?
4. 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?
5. Starting with "November Lia," tell how Lia is beginning to appear on the road to recovery.
6. How does the author address the common feeling among mothers that they aren't as good at mothering as everyone else they know, or that they lost their temper and yelled?
7. How does learning the truth about her childhood help Lia move toward reconciling with Sam?
8. What is Kelly trying to do by not letting Steve help even when he offers?
9. How does Merrill's talk of her husband help Lia make another step on the road to recovery?
10. What is symbolic about Lia mentioning that she wished she had her mother's blue coat when she is going to talk to Merrill?
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
Paula, Kelly's mother, tries to convince Kelly that covetousness is wrong. Due to Kelly's childhood, Kelly did not take this advice to heart. Should Kelly have listened to her mother's advice more closely? Why does Kelly strive so hard to find the perfect accessories? Is Kelly truly covetous? Does Kelly wish to appear affluent? Does she truly appreciate nice things? Whatever Kelly's motivation, do you think she will ever be satisfied by the acquisition of more objects? Defend your answer.
Essay Topic 3
The four friends have very unique personalities. Compare and contrast the friends. How are they alike and how are they different?
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