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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. Which member of staff has left The Daily Read to work for another newspaper by the time Chapter 16 begins?
(a) Darcy.
(b) Leigh.
(c) Ted.
(d) Gina.

2. On whom does Cassandra immediately place the blame for Guy's affair?
(a) Guy.
(b) Queenie.
(c) Herself.
(d) Jacob.

3. Which of Queenie's actions alarms Gina enough in Chapter 21 that she calls Maggie?
(a) She faints.
(b) She cannot stop crying.
(c) She begins to shake violently.
(d) She cannot stop screaming.

4. How does Queenie move toward one of her resolutions in Chapter 15?
(a) She engages in positive self-talk.
(b) She writes down an idea for a story.
(c) She foregoes her cup of coffee.
(d) She walks halfway to work.

5. What kind of activity is Queenie performing in Chapter 14 when New Year's Day arrives?
(a) Vomiting.
(b) Taking out the trash.
(c) Singing.
(d) Dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method of communication does Kyazike use to invite Queenie to attend a Black Lives Matter rally with her?

2. Which adverb does Carty-Williams use to describe the tone of Jacob's voice when he tells Queenie, "Exciting times ahead!" (229)?

3. Queenie finds out in Chapter 21 that which character has filed a complaint against her at work?

4. When Queenie goes to the apartment she and Tom used to share, she finds that Tom has a new girlfriend with what name?

5. Kyazike tells which character in Chapter 15 that she should use the website called Urban Dictionary more often?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the phrase, "We are enough" (16) as it is portrayed in Chapter 16?

2. What does Queenie reveal to Janet in Chapter 23 about her childhood?

3. For what reason is Queenie suspended from her job in Chapter 21?

4. Discuss an instance when Carty-Williams uses irony to highlight the humor inherent in a particular situation.

5. How many resolutions does Queenie make in Chapter 15 and what is the last one on the list?

6. Discuss the significance of Gina's use of the words "radical" and "palatable" (190) in relation to Queenie's request to write an article in Chapter 16.

7. In what way do the themes of oppression and brutality become intertwined in Chapter 21?

8. What decision does Queenie make about her friendships in Chapter 22 and what action does she then take?

9. How does Queenie come to attend a number of sessions with Janet, despite her initial feelings?

10. What major life change does Queenie undergo in Chapter 22?

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