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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. How does Bernadine react to Gloria's suggestion that she find a better job?

2. What has John just informed Bernadine?

3. What is Robin's reason for waking Michael one morning?

4. When they reach Phoenix, Savannah drives to a travel agency to purchase an airline ticket for Lionel's return to Denver. For what does Lionel ask?

5. Where do Savannah and Robin meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is John causing Bernadine more stress?

2. What does Savannah think of herself, when she looks in the mirror?

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

4. What does Savannah learn about Lionel on the trip?

5. What does Gloria discover about Tarik? How does she handle the situation?

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

7. How has Bernadine's stress level increased?

8. How does Savannah end up meeting Lionel at the New Year's Eve party?

9. What have John's goals done to Bernadine?

10. What does Bernadine do with the rest of John's possessions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Phillip has left the Oasis due to illness.

Part 1) What illness does he have?

Part 2) Why do the salon's patrons gossip about him?

Part 3) Are people who have the same illness as Phillip gossiped about today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Savannah's family worries about her being 36 and unmarried.

Part 1) Why do they worry? What are their assumptions about life?

Part 2) Savannah goes against her mother's wishes, regarding Kenneth. What does she do?

Part 3) Does Savannah make a good choice in her relationship with Kenneth? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Gloria is a single mother raising her sixteen-year-old son, Tarik.

Part 1) Why is she a single parent? Where is Tarik's father?

Part 2) What upsets Tarik about his mother's behavior when his father comes to visit? Why would she act this way?

Part 3) How does Gloria meet Marvin? Would he make a good father for Tarik? Why or why not?

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