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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. In Chapter 5, what college did Lexie decide to apply to?

2. What is Izzy's middle name?

3. In a photograph that Mrs. Richardson noticed in Chapter 6, what did she think the woman looked like?

4. In Chapter 1, where does Moody say he was when the fire started?

5. In Chapter 6, how much did Mrs. Richardson's weight fluctuate?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, why did Mrs. Richardson decide to investigate Mia's background?

2. What did Pearl tell Lexie when Lexie asked why Pearl did not buy anything at the mall in Chapter 5?

3. Where was Mrs. Richardson when the fire started and what did she do when she realized there was a fire?

4. In Chapter 4, how did Mia feel about Pearl's fascination with the Richardsons, and why did she allow Pearl to spend so much time with them?

5. In Chapter 5, how did Lexie feel about shopping at a thrift store?

6. In Chapter 1, why does Lexie realize that she is better off than the rest of her family?

7. What does Lexie realize is gone as she watches the smoke from her house?

8. Why did Moody decide to introduce Pearl to his family in Chapter 3?

9. What became Mia's schedule in Chapter 7?

10. In Chapter 10, how did the news that Bebe wanted her baby back get aired?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Richardson and Lexie like to be benefactors and help others. How are Mrs. Richardson's and Lexie's motive when they do something for someone? What is communicated about charity and largess through the ways that Mrs. Richardson and Lexie try to help Mia and Pearl?

Essay Topic 2

Mia Warren and Elena Richardson are opposites. In what way are the women opposites? How do the women’s mothering styles compare? Which woman seems more comfortable with herself and her identity? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Pearl wanted to ask Mrs. Richardson to help them be able to stay when Mia told her they had to leave. Why was it ironic that Pearl wanted to ask Mrs. Richardson for help? Why was Mrs. Richardson the last person who might help them?

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