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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 do Briar and Emira do on Tuesday in Chapter 20?

2. Whose wedding does Kelley tell Alix he was in?

3. Who tends to Briar on Thanksgiving first, before anyone else?

4. What does Kelley suggest to Emira in Chapter 10?

5. Why is Emira annoyed with Mrs. Chamberlain in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20, why does Emira have such a great week with Briar?

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

3. In Chapter 19, how does Tamra describe Kelley's supposed preference for dating only 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. In Chapter 19, what does Alix discover about Kelley from his Facebook page?

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

8. What does Kelley tell Emira in his text message to her at Thanksgiving after discovering she works for Alix?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Reid use the incident with Emira, the older white woman, and the security guard in the grocery store in Part I to set the tone, and the reader's expectations, for the rest of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Alix use her children and her status as a wealthy white mother to advance her career in what could be perceived as a manipulative or contrived manner at different points in the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why is Alix so dead-set on Emira celebrating Thanksgiving with her and her family? What kinds of messages is she hoping to send to Emira through her Thanksgiving celebration? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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