1. In Territory, what is NOT a reason given by the narrator for why the brown girls tire of Manhattan?
(a) Fake glamour.
(b) Central Park.
(c) High prices.
(d) Manhattan snobs.

2. When brown boys notice the girls’ bodies, what do the girls mistakenly think?
(a) They have met their future husbands.
(b) They need no other skills if they have beauty.
(c) The boys love them.
(d) Their beauty is their power.

3. In Great Expectations, the narrator describes the relationship between the brown girls and who?
(a) Their sisters.
(b) Their neighbors.
(c) Their fathers.
(d) Their brothers.

4. How many hours per week do the art students spend in art classes?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 40.

5. What do the girls give up when family and friends from their native lands come to stay?
(a) Their living rooms.
(b) Their kitchens.
(c) Their beds.
(d) Their beauty sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the white parents consider the brown girls and their families the good, hardworking immigrants, the girls realize what about their own families?

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 NOT one of the Commandments described in Our Mothers’ Commandments?

4. How are the brown boys like lightning, according to the narrator?

5. Where do the girls meet after midnight to get reassurance, they made a good choice to attend high school outside of Queens?

(see the answer key)

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