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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is J nervous about his new program?
(a) He is worried that he will be smarter than everyone else.
(b) He thinks it is too expensive.
(c) He thinks everyone might be smarter than him.
(d) He is worried about how Alexandra will fit in.

3. Which relative of J's is having a birthday party in Part III?
(a) His brother.
(b) Uncle Bill.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandmother.

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

5. What television program does Alexandra's father tell her he is watching when he calls her in Part IV?
(a) A piece about the Tang Dynasty.
(b) A piece about the Cultural Revolution.
(c) A piece about the Wall Street Journal.
(d) A piece about Facebook.

6. What does Alexandra build for herself?
(a) A chair.
(b) A deck.
(c) A bed.
(d) A desk.

7. Why does J say he does not want to go to the party with Alexandra in Part IV?
(a) He is too tired.
(b) He is too drunk.
(c) He hates parties.
(d) He is too stoned.

8. What year was interracial marriage banned in California up until?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1954.

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

10. What practice does Alexandra read about Chinese women practicing throughout history?
(a) Foot binding.
(b) Ear-piercing.
(c) Henna painting.
(d) Finger binding.

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

12. What coffee shop in Ithaca does Alexandra like to go to?
(a) Hattie's.
(b) Richard's.
(c) Gimme!
(d) Xandos.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a major defining feature of Ithaca?

2. Who does Alexandra first tell she is quitting her job at work?

3. What does Yamei Kin tell a New York audience that she is speaking of in 1904?

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

5. What insult does a kindergarten classmate say to Alexandra that is racist?

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