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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 does Melissa tell Michael to take care of at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) To fix the broken window latch.
(b) To make sure to take the children to the doctor.
(c) To fix the broken doorknob.
(d) To listen to the rice so it does not burn or overcook.

2. Who do Michael and Melissa see perform as part of their date in Chapter 7?
(a) Gloria Gaynor.
(b) Jill Scott.
(c) John Legend.
(d) Donald Glover.

3. What does Michael talk with Rachel about in Chapter 6 that delays his commute home?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Cricket.
(c) John Legend.
(d) Ice hockey.

4. What does Michael give the man in the tube who asks for money?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) Two pounds.
(c) A pair of gloves.
(d) A John Legend album.

5. What habit is Damian trying to kick in Chapter 2?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Overeating.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Drinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the performer in Chapter 7 tell the concertgoers that seems like a bad omen for Michael and Melissa?

2. What is a problem with the room in Michael's and Melissa's house where the children sleep?

3. Who runs the class that Melissa takes Blake to in Chapter 5?

4. What is the article of clothing called that Ria is wearing to the event?

5. What does Damian suggest might be part of Melissa's mood changes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the short poem that begins the novel about, and who wrote it?

2. What does Melissa see on the street near the church by their house in Chapter 6 that scares her, and why does it scare her?

3. What grief is Damian dealing with in Chapter 2?

4. What does Ria often wear that is first mentioned in Chapter 3?

5. What does Michael end up talking to Rachel, the receptionist at his office, about in Chapter 6?

6. Why is Michael so late to his engagement with Ria in Chapter 6?

7. What does Damian suggest to Michael that might be wrong with Melissa in Chapter 7?

8. What tragic event from the Civil Rights era does the image of the Obama children from the 2008 U.S. presidential election evoke for Evans' characters in London?

9. At Ria's school's cultural night, who steals the show?

10. What game does Ria want to play with Damian's and Stephanie's children in Chapter 3?

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