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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of side business does Claudia say her mother had started a few summers ago in September: "The After"?
(a) A sewing business.
(b) A car repair business.
(c) A catering business.
(d) An office cleaning business.

2. What is the name of Claudia's mother?
(a) Polly.
(b) Janet.
(c) Patty.
(d) Annette.

3. What is Darrell's last name?
(a) Ross.
(b) Williams.
(c) Singleton.
(d) Anderson.

4. Who sings the song "All I Ask" that Claudia was to dance to for her first solo in November: "The After"?
(a) Beyonce.
(b) Madonna.
(c) Adele.
(d) Tina Turner.

5. What is the name of the public housing complex where Monday lived?
(a) The Myrtle Avenue Complex.
(b) The Robert Taylor Homes.
(c) The Queensbridge Houses.
(d) The Ed Borough Complex.

Short Answer Questions

1. What show did Claudia watch reruns of after her first day of school in September: "The Before"?

2. Who is Monday's brother that should have been in line with the fifth graders in September: "The Before"?

3. Claudia's story begins the day before she entered what grade?

4. Where did April say Monday was when Claudia found her in the grocery store in October: "The Before"?

5. Who is Michael's maternal grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Monday sneak into Claudia's house in November: "One Year Before the Before"?

2. Who is Patti Charles and how is she described?

3. What are Claudia's relationships with her parents like?

4. What did Monday say was the cause of the marks on her shoulder in December: "One Year Before the Before"?

5. What was revealed at the meeting between Claudia's parents and her teachers in November: "The Before"? How did Claudia respond?

6. What happened when Claudia went to the police station in December: "The Before"?

7. What color does Claudia say her mother would be in December? Why?

8. What is the relationship between Claudia and Monday like?

9. What is an unreliable narrator and how does this apply in Monday's Not Coming?

10. Who is Shayla and how is she described?

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