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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts Three and Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The successful girls are so visible they have become what?
(a) Uncomfortable.
(b) Unsuccessful.
(c) Invisible.
(d) Unusual.

2. Why do the girls feel awkward when they hug each other?
(a) They know it will most likely be their last group hug.
(b) They no longer know each other.
(c) Trish is no longer there.
(d) It has been too long since they have seen each other.

3. Some brown boys call the girls by their real names rather than their American names. How do the girls react?
(a) They work hard to walk away from them.
(b) They call the boys by their real names.
(c) They laugh at them.
(d) They shout insults at them.

4. What do those who have left the neighborhood remember seeing in the eyes of their friends who have stayed when they mentioned their accomplishments?
(a) A flash of fear.
(b) A flash of pity.
(c) A flash of anger.
(d) A flash of jealousy.

5. How do the girls feel about the store clerk?
(a) They are frightened.
(b) They are pissed.
(c) They are amused.
(d) They are annoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the girls by “Art”?

2. In Part One, Girls Like You, the narrator tells of what form of public transportation she and her friends take to get to the mall?

3. What is the reason the narrator gives for why the brown girls would never date a brown boy?

4. Why do the family and friends who come to stay with the girls and their families leave for other cities?

5. In Art, what was once the thing that gave the girls a sense of peace and safety is now what, according to the narrator?

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