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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 does Naomi hate about the med line?
(a) The food in the line.
(b) The ritual itself.
(c) The taste of the pills.
(d) The other women in the line.

2. How many siblings does Laura have?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

3. Who becomes Bapu's daughter-in-law?
(a) Milai.
(b) Nandini.
(c) Bartini.
(d) Lorcana.

4. What is the title of Bapu's autobiographical play?
(a) The Chai.
(b) The Fugitive.
(c) The Mongrove.
(d) The Rent.

5. What is one of the first drugs Laura ever takes?
(a) Barlington.
(b) Prozac.
(c) Fina.
(d) Harbe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a significant day in Naomi's life?

2. How do the other mothers at the prison treat Naomi?

3. Who is Naomi's youngest sister?

4. How many siblings does Naomi have?

5. What does Karthik do as a career?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Laura feel for the first time in a very long time following her suicide attempt?

2. What does Naomi's family begin to notice about her after the birth of her twins?

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

4. Why does Laura decide to go off of her medications?

5. What does Florida say is the solution for Black women who are feeling depressed?

6. How does Aviv describe Florida, Naomi's mother?

7. What does Laura Delano think of herself when Aviv first introduces her in Part IV?

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

9. Why does Florida weep when recounting her education?

10. What does Naomi know about the circumstances of her own birth?

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