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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. How is Gloria four days later?

2. From where are John Jr. and Onika returning?

3. Why is Robin not pleased when Russell finally returns?

4. How does Troy seem when he arrives at Robin's apartment?

5. How does Gloria know her friends have arrived?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Gloria feeling?

2. What does Robin's mother tell her the attorney advised?

3. How do the girls celebrate Gloria's birthday?

4. Describe the conversation between Savannah and her mother, regarding Kenneth.

5. How does Gloria's birthday party end?

6. What is happening with Phillip?

7. What does Robin discover about Troy and his friends?

8. How does Robin end up back with Troy?

9. What are the circumstances leading up to Bernadine meeting James Wheeler for the first time?

10. How is Savannah disappointed with Charles?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bernadine's children, John Jr. and Onika, are not very upset about their parents' divorce.

Part 1) How do they react when given the news?

Part 2) Why might be the reasons for the reaction?

Part 3) How does their father include them in his new life? Why are they fine with the changes?

Essay Topic 2

Robin dates several men, all disappointing to her in one way or another.

Part 1) Describe the men with which she is involved.

Part 2) How do Russell and Troy disappoint her?

Part 3) What is disappointing about Michael?

Essay Topic 3

Savannah notices a run in her pantyhose at the New Year's Eve party.

Part 1) What happens to the run as the night progresses?

Part 2) What does this run foreshadow later in the night?

Part 3) What might this run foreshadow later in the novel?

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