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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 old was Corey when he quit speaking with a lisp?

2. How many nights have protesters gathered on the art museum steps in Chapter 7?

3. How old is a child at the scene of the car accident on 676?

4. How many years did Corey date a college sweetheart?

5. What was the name of Riley's great-grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Arunde, the ob-gyn on duty at the hospital, explain to Jen they will do?

2. How does Riley feel when Jen says in an email that things can get back to normal and they can have dinner together?

3. Why does Riley think that Kevin probably will not pay for the shooting?

4. How does Jen remember feeling when she went to see Riley at Northwestern?

5. What does Willie, a man Jen meets at the car rental in Birmingham and then at the Memorial for Peace and Justice, say about his grandfather?

6. What is Riley thinking when she sees three teenage boys who are serving as pallbearers at Justin's funeral?

7. Why did Jenny not go to college?

8. What was in Gigi's safe deposit box?

9. What does Scotty have to say when he learns that Riley is friends with Jen?

10. What does Cookie tell Jen when she is making Christmas bread?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Riley and Jen have both struggled with their relationships with their mothers. How would you describe the relationships that Riley and Jen have had with their mothers? How do the events in the book draw the women closer to their mothers and improve their relationships?

Essay Topic 2

Unconscious bias can influence how we judge or evaluate people. What conversation do characters have about unconscious bias in Chapter 4? Why is unconscious bias such a concern?

Essay Topic 3

Jen and Riley have been friends since they were children. How do events in We Are Not Like Them challenge the women’s friendship? How does their friendship survive?

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