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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 Damian having a hard time coming to terms with in Chapter 2?
(a) His father's death.
(b) His father's illness.
(c) His father's bankruptcy.
(d) His best friend's cancer diagnosis.

2. What ethnic background does Michael most strongly identify with?
(a) Russian.
(b) South African.
(c) Haitian.
(d) Jamaican.

3. What does Melissa want to do when she and Michael get home from the party in Chapter 1?
(a) Eat.
(b) Have sex.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Drink more.

4. Where in 13 Paradise Row do Michael and Melissa have a tense conversation in Chapter 6?
(a) In the basement.
(b) Under the ecclesiastical arch.
(c) In the downstairs bathroom.
(d) In the attic.

5. What does Melissa see picking Ria up from school in Chapter 6 that disturbs her?
(a) A dog without an owner.
(b) A white police ribbon on a nearby street, indicating a serious crime.
(c) A robbery in progress.
(d) A knife on the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which author does Melissa particularly like?

2. Where did Michael and Melissa meet?

3. What is the name of the cosmetics shop Melissa and Hazel go to?

4. Who is Melissa's and Michael's neighbor who gets confused and sometimes wanders outside?

5. What ethnic background does Melissa most strongly identify with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Damian feel about Melissa?

2. What is Melissa and Michael's address and why is this significant?

3. What is a large source of problems in Damian's and Stephanie's relationship?

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

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

6. When do both Michael and Melissa realize their date is a total disaster in Chapter 7?

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

8. How do Melissa and Michael know the Wiley brothers?

9. When does Melissa start to notice Hazel's eyes glazing over in Chapter 7?

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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