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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 is the name of the general area of town where Michael and Melissa live?
(a) Bell Green.
(b) Roosevelt Island.
(c) Green Pepper.
(d) Reed Island.

2. What does Ria accuse Melissa of doing with her things in Chapter 3?
(a) Using them as birthday gifts for other children.
(b) Giving them away to charity.
(c) Stealing them.
(d) Throwing them out without asking her.

3. Who calls Melissa during her Saturday shopping trip that annoys her?
(a) Her boss.
(b) Michael.
(c) Chun Song Li.
(d) Her mother.

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

5. Who runs the class that Melissa takes Blake to in Chapter 5?
(a) Angelina Barundi.
(b) Marie Micheline.
(c) Mrs. Burke.
(d) Chun Song Li.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Melissa tell Michael to take care of at the end of Chapter 5?

2. Which building does Ria ask Melissa the history of in Chapter 6?

3. What is the name of the exterminator's company in Chapter 5?

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

5. What does Stephanie suggest Damian needs to do to get his life and his mood back on track?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Hazel offer for Melissa in order to try to help her and Michael?

5. What was Michael hoping would happen to revitalize his and Melissa's relationship after the Wiley's party in Chapter 1?

6. What is Michael supposed to do with Ria in Chapter 6 that Ria is looking forward to?

7. How does Damian feel about Melissa?

8. Why does Mrs. Jackson need help in Chapter 3?

9. What game does Michael play on the bus on his work commute?

10. 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?

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