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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. What is Robin's reason for waking Michael one morning?

2. How does Robin know Michael?

3. To where does Robin invite herself, much to Savannah's chagrin?

4. How does Bernadine feel when she learns this about John?

5. What does Bernadine do with John's clothes and his car?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gloria become a single mother?

2. What does Gloria discover about Tarik? How does she handle the situation?

3. Why is Savannah moving to Phoenix?

4. Describe Michael's treatment of Robin.

5. What does Savannah think of herself, when she looks in the mirror?

6. What has Bernadine's attorney discovered about John?

7. Why does Tarik not want his father to visit?

8. What realization does Robin come to, regarding Michael?

9. What do Savannah and Robin discuss in the steam room?

10. How does Bernadine react to John's news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Savannah's family worries about her being 36 and unmarried.

Part 1) Why do they worry? What are their assumptions about life?

Part 2) Savannah goes against her mother's wishes, regarding Kenneth. What does she do?

Part 3) Does Savannah make a good choice in her relationship with Kenneth? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Gloria is a single mother raising her sixteen-year-old son, Tarik.

Part 1) Why is she a single parent? Where is Tarik's father?

Part 2) What upsets Tarik about his mother's behavior when his father comes to visit? Why would she act this way?

Part 3) How does Gloria meet Marvin? Would he make a good father for Tarik? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The focus of this book is on relationships between men and women.

Part 1) Give two examples of the relationships found in this book.

Part 2) Compare and contrast these two relationships.

Part 3) What have you learned about relationships from this book? Use information from the text to support your response.

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