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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kiki not like Reyna's new tattoo in Chapter 1?
(a) Kiki thinks Reyna will regret getting it once she breaks up with Boyd.
(b) Kiki thinks the tattoo should have been smaller.
(c) Kiki thinks the tattoo should have had more color.
(d) Kiki thinks the tattoo should have been on Reyna's shoulder, not her wrist.

2. What does Reyna tell Boyd about cigarette smuggling to try to discourage him from doing it?
(a) That it will be illegal soon.
(b) That is has been linked to terrorist groups.
(c) That she will leave him if he keeps doing it.
(d) That it is not profitable.

3. What does Amanda joke about in relation to her illness?
(a) That her family should have her funeral before she dies so she can hear all the nice things they will say about her.
(b) That Darisse should not buy her any unripe bananas.
(c) That she would love a cigarette.
(d) That it makes sense that her father worked for a cigarette company.

4. What was the first thing Boyd and his friends ask Reyna to help with in their cigarette-smuggling plans?
(a) For her to negotiate the price of the first batch of cigarettes for them.
(b) Money to get it started.
(c) Influence with her father, who is a cop.
(d) For her to rent a car for them.

5. Which patient of Darisse's has advanced lung cancer?
(a) Robert.
(b) Jackie.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Florence.

6. What happens with Teddy's insurance company?
(a) It goes bankrupt.
(b) It eventually pays him for the accident, but the payment is late and not nearly as large as Teddy thinks it should have been.
(c) It pays Teddy more than he expected.
(d) It sues Teddy for fraud.

7. Why does Reyna go to check on Kiki in Chapter 1?
(a) Reyna knew Kiki had had a heart attack recently.
(b) Reyna heard Kiki's section of the city has lost power due to Hurricane Sandy.
(c) Reyna had not heard from Kiki for a while and was worried.
(d) Reyna's other aunt asked Reyna to check on Kiki.

8. Why is Boyd not able to drive on his and his friends' trips to Virginia?
(a) His license is suspended for 6 months as part of his jail sentence.
(b) He was convicted of drunk driving and permanently lost his license.
(c) He is afraid to drive on the highway.
(d) He never got his license.

9. What does Silas bring for Darisse in bed the morning after they have sex?
(a) Coffee and a waffle.
(b) Cereal.
(c) Tea.
(d) A rose.

10. By the time Reyna was born, what was Kiki doing for a living?
(a) She was a writer.
(b) She was the assistant director of an agency that booked housekeepers and nannies.
(c) She was a professor.
(d) She owned her own carpet shop.

11. What kind of flowers does Silas have in his apartment?
(a) Orchids.
(b) Bonsai.
(c) Sunflowers.
(d) Tulips.

12. What did Kiki's relatives suspect was the reason her marriage to Osman ended?
(a) That one of them had cheated on the other.
(b) That Kiki was homesick.
(c) That they had run out of money.
(d) That one of them had a drug problem.

13. Which of the following ways does Darisse try to find out what happened to Claude?
(a) She hires a private detective.
(b) She looks in the phone book for his home phone number.
(c) She scours social media for news of Claude.
(d) She calls his sister Lynette.

14. What does the truck driver do after calling 911 after Claude crashes into his truck?
(a) He faints.
(b) He throws up.
(c) He calls his wife.
(d) He tries to pull Maxwell out of the wrecked car.

15. Which newspaper does Darisse look in to try to find news of Claude?
(a) The Irish Times.
(b) The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Washington Post.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Teddy thinking about when the accident happened?

2. What is Jeshauna's father's name?

3. What instrument does Silas play?

4. How old is Jeshauna?

5. What city does Kiki travel to in her twenties, where she meets the man who will eventually become her husband?

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