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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. Why does Ava get mad at Carla and Joanne?

2. What is Ava's favorite department store?

3. Who lives in Boston?

4. Who is Linlin?

5. What does Oli think of Ava's plan to go to China?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Gabe?

2. What is Ava's favorite department store?

3. Who is Joanne?

4. Who is Kayla?

5. Who poops on Ava's carpet?

6. What does Winnie have Ava start doing on her own?

7. Who in Ava's family lives in Chicago?

8. When does Maria start distancing herself from Ava?

9. Who is Linlin?

10. Why does Ava fly to Boston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the Ava's job with Winnie. What is her job, and what does she think of it? Are these thoughts mostly positive or negative? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Ava's relationship to her mother. What was their dynamic before she died? How does Ava understand this relationship after her death?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore narrator's relationships to other people in the book. How does the narrator present herself to others? How does she wish to be perceived? How does her job with Winnie effect Ava's perception of herself?

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