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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. Lia remembers Sam putting a ring on her finger and asking her to let him be in her family now. What was the ring made of?
(a) A straw wrapper.
(b) Ribbon.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

2. Who was the quote, "You'd be surprised what people can life with" referring to?
(a) Julian.
(b) Richard .
(c) Ayinde.
(d) Tiffany.

3. What does Kelly use to make a coffee table when the reporter came to visit in the chapter "January Kelly"?
(a) She didn't have one.
(b) A coffee table.
(c) Rubbermaid tubs.
(d) Cardboard boxes.

4. As "January Lia" ends, what is Lia doing?
(a) Making a phone call.
(b) Working.
(c) Typing an email.
(d) Crying.

5. What does Tiffany ask Ayinde?
(a) If she will raise the baby.
(b) If Richard will support the baby.
(c) "Do you hate me?"
(d) If she can call her sometime.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Ayinde that Julian will be fine and the hole in his heart will close up on its own?

2. What does Becky promise Mimi to do?

3. Lia's mother tells Lia that she has been talking to someone. Whom has Lia's mother been talking to?

4. Which baby says their first word during this gathering?

5. Who does Ayinde meet for lunch in "October Ayinde?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mimi's self-absorption shown in "October Becky"?

2. How does Merrill's talk of her husband help Lia make another step on the road to recovery?

3. How does Becky convince Andrew that they can't just give his mother what she wants?

4. Kelly has been driven by appearances and having everything perfect. How does this change in "February Kelly"?

5. Lia calls her mother at the end of the "January Kelly" with the intent of asking her to meet her so she can forgive her and let her know it. How does Lia's mother turn the tables?

6. Starting with "November Lia," tell how Lia is beginning to appear on the road to recovery.

7. One of the main themes of the book is forgiveness. How is that played out in "February Becky"?

8. What action shows that Ayinde is beginning to come to terms with Richard's infidelity and the resulting child?

9. Describe how Kelly struggles in "December Kelly" with raising the baby and working.

10. How does learning the truth about her childhood help Lia move toward reconciling with Sam?

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