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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 71-221.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ashante in the novel?
(a) 7.
(b) 16.
(c) 3.
(d) 14.

2. Kristina's mother flies to __________ to care for Kristina after she is beat up by her boyfriend.
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) Minneapolis.

3. What refers to the existing order of things; present customs, practices, and power relations?
(a) Conservatism.
(b) Impotence.
(c) Status quo.
(d) Cataclysm.

4. Where does Summer live when she is introduced in the novel?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Oregon.
(d) California.

5. Where does Hunter attend college?
(a) Evergreen State.
(b) Cal State Berkeley.
(c) University of Nevada, Reno.
(d) Loyola University.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of Kristina's three eldest children, who is the one who sees both her mother and father regularly in the beginning of the novel?

2. Who tells Autumn that her father wants to see her in the beginning of the novel?

3. Who takes custody of Kristina's youngest two children in the novel?

4. Aunt Cora has recently begun classes to become what in the novel?

5. Nikki is upset because her parents are _________ in the beginning of the novel.

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