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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. Robin comes to the realization that Michael is a nice, considerate man, but why does she want to end the relationship?

2. How is Tarik's gang different from the Crips and Bloods?

3. Why is Robin's mother always pleased to see Robin?

4. Where does Bernadine take her children?

5. Where do Gloria, Bernadine, and Robin catch up with one another?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Robin, Bernadine, Savannah, and Gloria meet? Who organizes this event?

2. What is Savannah's mother's suggestion regarding Kenneth?

3. What realization does Robin come to, regarding Michael?

4. Why is John's decision not too surprising?

5. How does Bernadine react to John's news?

6. What is Savannah's first impression of Lionel?

7. What has Bernadine's attorney discovered about John?

8. What happens to Tarik at school?

9. What does Bernadine first learn about John's assets?

10. What does Bernadine do after hearing John's news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Savannah notices a run in her pantyhose at the New Year's Eve party.

Part 1) What happens to the run as the night progresses?

Part 2) What does this run foreshadow later in the night?

Part 3) What might this run foreshadow later in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Tarik's character goes through tremendous growth through the book.

Part 1) Describe Tarik when the reader first meets him.

Part 2) How is Tarik at the end of the book?

Part 3) What events throughout the book lead to this change in his character?

Essay Topic 3

Bernadine's children, John Jr. and Onika, are not very upset about their parents' divorce.

Part 1) How do they react when given the news?

Part 2) Why might be the reasons for the reaction?

Part 3) How does their father include them in his new life? Why are they fine with the changes?

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