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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. What does Stella tell Kennedy to keep from her father?
(a) The fact that the go to the Walkers' every day.
(b) That her family is not dead.
(c) That she is seeing another man.
(d) That she is Black.

2. Who is Kennedy?
(a) Stella's mother.
(b) Stella's daughter.
(c) Stella's sister.
(d) Stella's cousin.

3. Who does Lou spot in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Stella.
(b) Desiree.
(c) Early.
(d) Adele.

4. Who is Farrah?
(a) A girl from New Orleans.
(b) A movie star.
(c) A girl from Mallard.
(d) A girl from D.C.

5. Why is Desiree worried when Jude leaves for college?
(a) She knows she will not come back.
(b) She worries that she will come back.
(c) She is worried for her safety.
(d) She is not worried.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who threatens to sue the Homeowners Association?

2. What is Stella's married name?

3. Who is Alphonse Decuir?

4. Who is Barry?

5. How much money does Reese need for surgery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jude get a second job in college?

2. Who is Adele?

3. Why is there an emergency meeting in the Palace Estates?

4. What is the twins' first jobs away from home?

5. Who was Reese before he moved to L.A.?

6. Who is the first person to spot Desiree in Mallard?

7. Why does Jude go shopping with Barry?

8. Where does Desiree get a job when she returns to Mallard?

9. When did the twins vanish from Mallard?

10. Who is Desiree spotted with when she returns to Mallard?

(see the answer keys)

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