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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 journal does Edgar Allen Poe once edit?

2. When does Naomi have a cesarean section?

3. Where do Bhargavi and her daughter move in 1999?

4. What does Bhargavi say she wants to leave behind as a legacy for her daughter and for the world?

5. Who is the father of Naomi's twins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do people eventually begin to think of Bapu in the last years of her life?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What topic is Naomi very passionate about?

8. How do other prison inmates treat Naomi?

9. Why does Florida weep when recounting her education?

10. What does Laura do when she is 25?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Laura Delano, as well as some other people struggling with mental health challenges that Aviv mentions in the book, ultimately decide to go off their medications entirely? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Laura Delano begin to doubt the efficacy and safety of her medications to treat her depression and anxiety? 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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