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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 does Becky tell Andrew after he agrees to let his mother go?
2. Ayinde tells the friends that she and Richard will be appearing on what television show?
3. How is Kelly feeling as she watches Steve and Oliver at the Wee Ones Music Class?
4. Who was the quote, "You'd be surprised what people can life with" referring to?
5. How far apart will Andrew and Becky's two children be?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Merrill's talk of her husband help Lia make another step on the road to recovery?
2. What is ironic about Kelly and Steve's fight?
3. How does learning the truth about her childhood help Lia move toward reconciling with Sam?
4. Explain the irony between how Ayinde's day begins and how it ends.
5. How does the author begin to show suspense in "December Ayinde"?
6. 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?
7. Kelly has been driven by appearances and having everything perfect. How does this change in "February Kelly"?
8. 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?
9. How is Richard able to show his love for Ayinde during the crisis of baby Julian's sickness?
10. How does the need for communication show in "February Kelly"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Throughout the book, we learn about the main characters and their relationships with their mothers and/or mothers-in-law. Some of the main characters have strong relationships with their mothers and/or mothers-in-law; while others have poor relationships with their mothers and/or mothers-in-law. Write about the relationships of the four main characters with their mothers and/or mothers-in-law. Tell if the relationship is good or bad and what causes or has caused the relationship to be the way it is.
Essay Topic 3
All of the friends underwent many changes during Little Earthquakes. One of the biggest transformations was with Lia. Describe how Lia changed in the story.
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