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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. Between which years did the number of U.S. Social Security disability claims rise?
(a) 1990 and 2000.
(b) 1987 and 2007.
(c) 2003 and 2009.
(d) 2010 and 2015.

2. What does Naomi keep yelling after she jumps from the bridge?
(a) Short.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Long.
(d) Fight.

3. What is one sport Laura plays?
(a) Squash.
(b) Water polo.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Pickle Ball.

4. Why does Bhargavi travel from Pune to Chennai in 2019?
(a) Her aunt's 90th birthday.
(b) Her own annulment.
(c) Her mother's funeral.
(d) Her nephew's cristening.

5. Where does Naomi eventually move after prison?
(a) A Minnesota Security Hospital.
(b) A park.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) A church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Naomi's older sister?

2. What does Bhargavi start in her mother's honor?

3. Who told the man who saved Naomi to wait to tell his story?

4. What is Laura's last name?

5. What is one diagnosis Laura receives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What topic is Naomi very passionate about?

2. What kind of relationship do Nandini and Bapu have?

3. Why does Naomi run into trouble with employment after her release from prison?

4. Why does Florida weep when recounting her education?

5. What tragedy does Bhargavi suffer in her young adult life?

6. What does Naomi do on July 4, 2003?

7. What does Naomi do after being in "segregation" for a while?

8. What does Bhargavi eventually begin to feel in her proximity to death?

9. How do other prison inmates treat Naomi?

10. What is one reason Naomi and her siblings and mother move a lot when she is young?

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