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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 kind of reading group does Bhargavi join?

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

3. When is Supreme's eighteenth birthday?

4. Who kills her children in 1998?

5. What does Noami say she wanted for her sons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Naomi's mother and siblings think of her when she is growing up?

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

3. What does Karthik eventually build a career around?

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

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

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

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

8. What topic is Naomi very passionate about?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Aviv explain Ray Osheroff's growing challenges and struggles with his mental health? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Aviv discover about Hava, her one-time fellow patient in treatment for anorexia, and how does this news affect Aviv's outlook on her own life path and challenges? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do both Bhargavi and Karthik remember their mother Bapu as both children and from their adult perspectives? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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