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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. How does Peter say he and Alix met?
(a) Through friends.
(b) At a business meeting.
(c) At a bar.
(d) At college.

2. What is the name of Briar's goldfish that died?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Bends.
(c) Spoons.
(d) Sally.

3. What does Alix do in the early morning hours on the Friday following Thanskgiving?
(a) Goes for a run.
(b) Secretly combs through Kelley's social media channels.
(c) Takes the kids out to breakfast.
(d) Gets her hair cut.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is coming to dinner at Alix's for Thanksgiving?

2. What does Alix say to Kelley when she first sees him in Chapter 21?

3. What do Briar and Emira do together on Wednesday in Chapter 20?

4. How does Emira demonstrate her happiness for Shaunie at Shaunie's apartment in Chapter 10?

5. What is one of the reasons Emira loves her job with Briar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kelley tell Emira after Thanksgiving dinner about Alix?

2. How does Alix react when she realizes that Kelley Copeland is Emira's boyfriend?

3. In Chapter 21, how does Alix feel after she tells Emira about Kelley only seeming to want to date Black women?

4. In Chapter 10, what news does Shaunie share that makes Emira feel bad?

5. What happens at Thanksgiving dinner that highlights Emira's attention to Briar and Alix's neglect of Briar?

6. What does Emira seem to think of Tamra's overtures to her about her hair at Thanksgiving?

7. In Chapter 19, what does Alix do as soon as Thanksgiving dinner is over?

8. What really bothers Emira about Mrs. Chamberlain?

9. In Chapter 19, how does Tamra describe Kelley's supposed preference for dating only Black women?

10. During Thanksgiving dinner, what does Tamra assume about Emira that Emira resents?

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