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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alexandra drink to soothe her stomach?
(a) Milk.
(b) Soda.
(c) Ginger tea.
(d) Beer.

2. What kind of chess set does the house Alexandra and J are renting have?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Dragon.
(c) Glass.
(d) Wood.

3. Where does Alexandra keep secretly looking for jobs sometimes?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York City.

4. What does Alexandra's father ask her to bring when she visits him?
(a) Special foods.
(b) A cat.
(c) A warm coat.
(d) Plants.

5. Who is the wealthy Chinese woman Alexandra's mother wants her to emulate married to?
(a) Mark Zuckerberg.
(b) Rupert Murdoch.
(c) Reis Thibault.
(d) Alan Hindelton.

6. What is J selected for in Ithaca that most of his cohort is not?
(a) A farm internship.
(b) A work-study program.
(c) A scholarship.
(d) A summer rotation.

7. Who do Alexandra's parents say she is killing if she kills a spider?
(a) The spirits.
(b) Her pets.
(c) Her ancestors.
(d) The seasons.

8. What does Alexandra think the East Coast "understands" better than the West Coast?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Mortality.

9. Who writes of his successful marriage to a white woman in January 1937?
(a) Bob Henderson.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) Mark Lavelle.
(d) Pardee Lowe.

10. What pets does Alexandra get in Part III?
(a) Dog and rabbit.
(b) Turtle and fish.
(c) Rabbit and cat.
(d) Dog and cat.

11. What does Alexandra consider doing to try to learn more about her family heritage?
(a) Asking her grandmother for family stories.
(b) Researching her family roots online.
(c) Asking her mother for family stories.
(d) Taking a DNA test from a kit.

12. What causes a major argument between J and Alexandra in Part IV?
(a) Fights about money.
(b) A disagreement about the conduct of the professor who asks Alexandra to apply for a job.
(c) A difference of opinion about food.
(d) Alexandra's decision to move back to San Francisco.

13. Where does a former colleague of Alexandra's start working that makes her slightly jealous?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The Herald.
(c) The Times-Picayune.
(d) The Caller.

14. What creature does Alexandra see for the first time in real life in Ithaca?
(a) A turtle.
(b) A bobcat.
(c) A firefly.
(d) A jackrabbit.

15. What does Alexandra's father do that causes her alarm in Part IV?
(a) Faints.
(b) Checks himself into the hospital.
(c) Cuts off all his hair.
(d) Calls her in the wee hours of the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does J once tell Alexandra is a reason he loves her?

2. What does Alexandra build for herself?

3. What shoes get stuck on Alexandra's feet at the party?

4. What is a major defining feature of Ithaca?

5. What does Alexandra's high school do to try to help heal after the 17 year-old's murder there?

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