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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Valerie's mother always promise to quit?

2. How does Chiquita feel with her fancy clothes on?

3. Who is going to get Daniel's car?

4. Who does Inda think you never sleep with?

5. What makes Inda's mind go blank?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the fire not start?

2. What happens of Daniel's appearance at Inda and Valerie's house?

3. When does Valerie light the match?

4. What happens when Inda and Brown decide to leave?

5. Who does Inda see as she drives to home?

6. What happens when Inda returns to the club?

7. What motivates Chiquita to find her mother?

8. Why does Chiquita approach Raymond?

9. Why is making Chiquita feel uncomfortable?

10. Why does Valerie decide to go to Canada?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How differently does Daniel react to his failed marriage? What does this say about the infidelity between genders?

Essay Topic 2

How does Brown prove his leadership skills in this story? What are his strengths and weaknesses as a leader?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Inda's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the she is at the end.

1. What did Inda hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Inda's ideas about life?

3. How has Inda's character changed by the end of the book?

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