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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 is the medication affecting her?

2. What does Phillip admit to Gloria?

3. To what does Savannah return to at home?

4. Why does Robin wish she could provide the finances for her father's care?

5. Why does Troy claim that the drugs do not interfere with his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Gloria feeling?

2. How do the girls celebrate Gloria's birthday?

3. Why must Savannah contact the government about her parents' food stamps?

4. How does Robin end up back with Troy?

5. What takes place at the Black Women on the Move meeting?

6. Describe the conversation between Savannah and her mother, regarding Kenneth.

7. Describe John Jr. and Onika's weekend with their father.

8. What has happened to Phillip?

9. What happens to Savannah after leaving the restaurant?

10. What does Robin discover about her wallet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gloria regularly takes blood pressure pills when she is stressed.

Part 1) What is the cause of her stress?

Part 2) To what does the stress lead?

Part 3) Predict what changes she will make in her life to live healthier and with less stress.

Essay Topic 2

Tarik tries to hide something from his mother.

Part 1) What is he hiding?

Part 2) How does she find out? What is her reaction?

Part 3) Is Tarik following in his father's footsteps? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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