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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. In Chapter 11, what does Catherine say to Emira?

2. What does Emira want to do with Briar on Friday in Chapter 21?

3. What does Alix say to Kelley when she first sees him in Chapter 21?

4. What does Alix ask Laney in the end of Chapter 22?

5. What is one thing that upsets Alix about seeing Kelley at her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 21, how does Alix feel after she tells Emira about Kelley only seeming to want to date Black women?

2. In Chapter 21, what does Alix realize she has done that could have had terrible consequences?

3. In Chapter 21, why does Alix go to find Kelley at work to speak to him?

4. In Chapter 20, why does Emira have such a great week with Briar?

5. In Chapter 19, what does Alix discover about Kelley from his Facebook page?

6. What important information does Kelley reveal at Thanksgiving about how he and Emira met?

7. Why does Alix leak the video of Emira and the security guard to the media?

8. How does Emira come to believe that Kelley leaked the video?

9. What does Kelley tell Emira in his text message to her at Thanksgiving after discovering she works for Alix?

10. How does Alix react when she realizes that Kelley Copeland is Emira's boyfriend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Emira often feel as if she is lagging behind her closest friends, Josefa, Shaunie, and Zara, in reaching the milestones of adulthood? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Kelley's phrase, "I think it would be best if we went our separate ways, and if those paths never again connected" (95)? Why is the phrase so devastating to Alix when Emira intentionally uses it at the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of Emira's most serious misgivings about Kelley Copeland? What does Emira like the most about Kelley? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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