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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. Where does Tess fall asleep when she is at Simone's place?

2. What does the staff warn Tess not to do with the regulars?

3. Why does Tess order Assam from Jake?

4. Which restaurant regular displays signs of Alzheimer's?

5. Who does Jake say he does not flirt with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Tess turned away when she tries to enter New York?

2. What group of people are loyal customers to the restaurant since the beginning?

3. Quotations from which two writer's are in the epigraph?

4. Why does Tess have such a difficult time learning on the job?

5. How does Simone define abundance to Tess?

6. What does Sasha tell Tess, in Summer, that Jake would do to her?

7. Why does Simone tell Tess to set up a meeting with Howard in Autumn?

8. How does Tess classify herself compared to her old classmate?

9. Why does the staff need to understand the ways of the rich?

10. What does Sasha mean when he says Tess is now in the marge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Jake tell Tess she will need to choose between her mind and her looks? Why would the author choose to have Jake share with Tess such an old-fashioned, outdated opinion?

Essay Topic 2

In Winter, Tess says that she wanted the sunrise to confirm her life, but it felt condemning. How is this realization similar to her romantic dreams about New York?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how Tess' perception of Ariel goes from Mean-Girl to a friend. Provide examples of how Ariel's treatment of Tess, as well as Tess' confidence level, change throughout the novel.

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