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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession does Becky's husband have?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Teacher.

2. What is on the blanket on the bed in Lia's old room?
(a) A pillow.
(b) Her wedding dress.
(c) A Strawberry Shortcake comforter.
(d) A note from her mother.

3. Why is Ayinde told she will never anchor the news?
(a) Because she isn't pretty enough.
(b) Because she talks funny.
(c) Because she isn't smart enough.
(d) Because of who her husband is.

4. What are Kelly's sisters doing while they are visiting?
(a) Cleaning the house.
(b) Asking to borrow jewelry .
(c) Talking about themselves.
(d) Helping with the baby.

5. What is Richard trying to do when Ayinde tells him not to wake the baby?
(a) To move him to his crib.
(b) To give him a kiss.
(c) To move him over in the bed.
(d) Rolling over.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kelly decide to work?

2. What does the early morning caller tell Becky and Andrew?

3. What reason does Ayinde give Richard for Julian sleeping with them?

4. Why does Lia chose to pay this way?

5. What does Mimi feed Ava when she first arrives at Becky and Andrew's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "August Becky," what breakthroughs does Lia make with the loss of her son?

2. What is the symbolism of Lia tucking her hair under the baseball cap as she heads for the Parents Together Grief group?

3. What constitutes Lia's inability to come to grips with her baby's death?

4. Why does Richard, Ayinde's husband, appear to be ready to go on another trip?

5. Why does the director tell Ayinde that no one will tune in to watch her read the news?

6. Jennifer Weiner paints a picture of motherhood in the opening scene of "August Becky." How is this picture humorous?

7. How does Weiner paint Mimi in the chapter "September Becky"?

8. Why is Becky so devastated that the doctor wants to perform a c-section?

9. "April Lia" opens with Lia sitting on a park bench wanting to be invisible. Why does Lia want to be invisible?

10. How does Ayinde feel about her mother sending her the book Priscilla Prewitt's Baby Success?

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