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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Esther happy Ruth might be out of the group soon?
(a) She wants to move away.
(b) She wants to leave the group too.
(c) She wants to have her own baby.
(d) She wants to take Ruth's place as the group's leader.

2. Where does Vivian live when the book opens?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Calfornia.
(c) Canada.
(d) New York.

3. How does Vivian take her coffee?
(a) With a lot of sugar.
(b) She does not drink coffee.
(c) With cream only.
(d) Black.

4. Where does Ruth say she is going before the performance in Part I?
(a) To study with her study group.
(b) To visit a friend who is sick.
(c) For groceries.
(d) To the hospital.

5. Where does Vivian say she and the girls always dreamed of traveling?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Paris.

6. What does Chloe know about her best friend that makes life dangerous for him sometimes?
(a) He is sick.
(b) His mother is wanted for treason.
(c) He is involved in the mafia.
(d) He is gay.

7. What does Vivian tell the girls just before she finds out about Ruth's news?
(a) Mr. Franklin wants to manage them.
(b) She won the lottery.
(c) She is selling the house.
(d) She is quitting her job.

8. Where does Esther sometimes sleep besides home?
(a) Horace's bookstore.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The lighthouse.
(d) The library.

9. What do people call Esther at work?
(a) Girl.
(b) Professor Jones.
(c) Terry.
(d) Esme.

10. Who kills Vivian's father?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) His best friend.
(c) The doctor.
(d) The KKK.

11. How long has it been since Preacher Thomas's wife has passed away?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 8 years.

12. What is the name of Vivian's daughters' group?
(a) The Angels.
(b) The Salvations.
(c) The Invitations.
(d) The Jones Sisters.

13. Who set up the after-hours spot in the basement?
(a) Mary.
(b) Gerry.
(c) Henry.
(d) Mrs. Fox.

14. Who is dating Gerry?
(a) Hattie.
(b) Chloe.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Esther.

15. Who performs during Vivian's meeting with Mr. Franklin?
(a) Etta James.
(b) Ella Fitzgerald.
(c) Eartha Kitt.
(d) Billie Holiday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the bookstore?

2. Who is going to make Ruth's wedding cake?

3. Who are some of Chloe's old friends?

4. What does Vivian ask Ruth to reach deep inside herself and find?

5. What does Chloe realize Ruth feels at the advent of her pregnancy?

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