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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 girls tell happy stories of their youth with Trish, but one girl thinks back on the time she caught Trish doing what at a party?
(a) Dancing half-dressed on a table.
(b) Drinking too much.
(c) Snorting what is assumed to be cocaine.
(d) Cleaning up after the other drunk kids.

2. In Part One, Optical Illusions, what do the girls do with the stolen makeup?
(a) They give it to their mothers as a birthday gift.
(b) They sell it on the street to earn extra cash.
(c) They cover their faces in it to see what they would look like if they had white skin.
(d) They follow a makeup tutorial to try to look like their favorite celebrities.

3. 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 jealousy.
(d) A flash of anger.

4. What does the narrator call the girls who find solace in the arts and switch their majors to art?
(a) Unsure.
(b) Smart.
(c) Reckless.
(d) Unique.

5. How do some girls who listen to their parents and give up boys because they are a different race or color feel?
(a) Righteous.
(b) Shameful.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Powerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the girls feel awkward when they hug each other?

2. Why do girls decide it is in their best interest to initially ignore the boy who cursed at Trish?

3. What do the brown girls realize about their elite classmates?

4. What do the girls mostly do at the mall?

5. In Territory, what is NOT a reason given by the narrator for why the brown girls tire of Manhattan?

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