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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What writer does Chang quote at the beginning of Part III?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Eileen Chang.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Emily Madleburg.

2. Who is the first person to sell Alexandra weed in Ithaca?
(a) Henry.
(b) Hendry.
(c) Rob.
(d) Mari.

3. Who is Yamei Kin's husband?
(a) Cletus.
(b) Healey.
(c) Michael.
(d) Hippolytus.

4. What does Alexandra's mother advise her to say back to the classmate who makes fun of her in kindergarten?
(a) That he is no box of chocolates.
(b) That he looks like a ghost.
(c) That his nose is big and pointy and ugly.
(d) That he is fat.

5. Where does Alexandra get a new job in Part III?
(a) A museum.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A fire hall.
(d) A small magazine.

6. What often happens on Alexandra's calls with her father?
(a) They end up yelling at each other.
(b) The phone cuts out.
(c) She hangs up on purpose.
(d) He hangs up accidentally.

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

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

9. What name do Alexandra and J come up with for their make-believe blog?
(a) Haunted Ithaca.
(b) Clean Ithaca.
(c) That's so Ithaca.
(d) Crazy in Ithaca.

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

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

12. What does Alexandra think is a grand gesture of love with J?
(a) Singing to him.
(b) Giving him a ring.
(c) Getting him an iPad.
(d) Following him to Ithaca.

13. How does Alexandra find herself feeling about Rob?
(a) She is angry at him.
(b) She is attracted to him.
(c) She is suspicious of him.
(d) She is turned off by him.

14. What book does Alexandra's father think might be good for her to read?
(a) The Art of War.
(b) Peyton's Place.
(c) The Prince.
(d) The Little Prince.

15. What does Alexandra dress up as for Halloween?
(a) A mouse.
(b) A pumpkin.
(c) A mad scientist.
(d) A writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Alexandra's father survive in his childhood?

2. What does Alexandra's father ask her to bring when she visits him?

3. How long does Alexandra work in her job for Facebook?

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

5. What creature does Alexandra see for the first time in real life in Ithaca?

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