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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. How does Seth enter the Gemini home?
(a) Through the fire escape near Samona's room.
(b) Through the front door.
(c) Through the basement door.
(d) Through the kitchen window.

2. What do Manmi and Papi want Chantal to be when she grows up?
(a) A nurse.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A mother.
(d) A teacher.

3. During the time she was gone, who was Mrs. Fabiyi visiting back home?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

4. What does Samona want to bring to Mrs. Fabiyi during the visit?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Artwork.

5. What does Samona's mother do for a living?
(a) She is a writer.
(b) She is a sculpter.
(c) She is a painter.
(d) She is a photographer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the funeral home where Matant Margaret's wake is held?

2. How does Chantal feel about marriage?

3. After Matant Margaret dies, where does Grandma sleep?

4. What is the name of Mrs. Fabiyi's cat?

5. How does Samona define a wake for Seth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grandmother react to the wake?

2. How does Samona convince Seth that he should visit with Mrs. Fabiyi with her?

3. Why are all the neighborhood children afraid of Mrs. Fabiyi?

4. Why do Seth and Samona pity Bessie Armstrong?

5. What does Samona wear on the night of the beauty pageant?

6. What happens when Samona recognizes Reggie on a street corner?

7. Who all comes out in support of Samona during the beauty pageant.

8. What was Seth's first impressions of Jerome when they met?

9. How does the Michelin family react to the news that Samona will compete in the upcoming beauty pageant?

10. How does the audience react to Samona's performance during the beauty pageant?

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