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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Chamberlain decide not to tell Briar about the death of her goldfish?
(a) She wants Briar's father to tell Briar.
(b) She has people coming over and wants to avoid Briar being cranky.
(c) She wants to Emira to tell Briar.
(d) She wants to surprise Briar with a dog, a different kind of pet.

2. Who does Alix have breakfast with on Friday morning in Chapter 19?
(a) Rachel, Jodi, and Emira.
(b) Rachel and Jodi.
(c) Jodi and Tamra.
(d) Tamra, Jodi, and Rachel.

3. What does Alix say to Kelley when she first sees him in Chapter 21?
(a) She has told Emira to break up with him.
(b) She has told Peter to do a news piece on him.
(c) She needs to talk to him right then and there.
(d) She has told Emira that he only dates Black women.

4. In Chapter 18, what shocks Kelley about Emira's job?
(a) She loves Alix.
(b) She wears a kind of uniform.
(c) She loves Briar.
(d) She does not get paid minimum wage.

5. Whose wedding does Kelley tell Alix he was in?
(a) Jason Henry's.
(b) Michael Jason's.
(c) Robbie Cormier's.
(d) Bob Henry's.

6. What happens to Briar on Thanksgiving?
(a) She has a bad fall.
(b) She gets lost.
(c) She throws up.
(d) She has a choking fit.

7. In Chapter 10, what is Shaunie celebrating?
(a) The birth of her first child.
(b) Her engagement.
(c) Her birthday.
(d) A new promotion.

8. Where do Alix and Kelley go to talk in Chapter 21?
(a) A cafe.
(b) A museum.
(c) A concert hall.
(d) The park.

9. How do Shaunie's friends feel about her boyfriend?
(a) They dislike him.
(b) They think he is too old for Shaunie.
(c) They like him.
(d) They think he is too young for Shaunie.

10. What does Kelley suggest to Emira in Chapter 10?
(a) That she let herself into his apartment that night to stay.
(b) That she find a job in law.
(c) That she come live with him.
(d) That she go back to graduate school.

11. What phrase does Kelley suggest to say to Emira if he is not having a good time at the Chamberlains' house?
(a) Time for football.
(b) I don't want to be here anymore.
(c) I am not feeling well.
(d) Purple stork.

12. Who is Shaunie's boyfriend?
(a) Eric.
(b) Taylor.
(c) Michael.
(d) Troy.

13. In Chapter 10, who questions Emira about her emotional state?
(a) Riley.
(b) Zara.
(c) Josefa.
(d) Shaunie.

14. What is one reason Emira is so annoyed at Kelley in Chapter 18?
(a) He was very rude at the Chamberlains' dinner.
(b) He asked Emira to marry him.
(c) He told Emira she needs to move in with him.
(d) He shouted at Briar.

15. Who does Alix get several emails from when she gets home from seeing Kelley?
(a) Her boss at the college.
(b) Her editor.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her friend Tamra.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Emira hate more than the idea of going out?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Catherine say to Emira?

3. In Chapter 11, what is Alix pleased to learn by looking at Emira's phone?

4. What are the names of Tamra's children?

5. What does Tamra do to try to help Alix at the end of Chapter 19?

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