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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Alexandra excellent at during the road trip with J?
(a) Getting food.
(b) Finding good places to live.
(c) Remembering to get gas.
(d) Directions.

2. What does Corey tell Alexandra would be the bad news if the company let her work remotely in Ithaca?
(a) She would have to take a pay cut.
(b) She would probably get fired soon afterwards.
(c) He would not be her editor any more.
(d) She would lose her promotion.

3. What dessert does the waitress correct Alexandra's pronunciation of when she orders it in Part II?
(a) Creme Anglais.
(b) Pot de creme.
(c) Creme brulee.
(d) Sorbet.

4. Who does the rich white woman Alexandra previously worked for want her to marry?
(a) Marcus Sanderson.
(b) Reid Taylor.
(c) Mark Zuckerberg.
(d) Henry Rees.

5. What does Jasmine do?
(a) Chef.
(b) Writer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Photographer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is J's first acceptance to a graduate program?

2. What is one of life's top-five stressors, according to a former coworker of Alexandra's?

3. What do J's parents give Alexandra and J before they leave for the East Coast?

4. What do Jasmine and Alexandra commiserate about at work in Part II?

5. Who does Alexandra go to the tech party with in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alexandra feel about the prospect of moving away from San Francisco?

2. Why was the racial makeup that comprises Alexandra's relationship with J - Asian woman and white man - easier to ignore in San Francisco?

3. What forms the foundation of Alexandra's friendship with Jasmine?

4. What kind of liberals does a junior high teacher of Alexandra's say Davis was full of?

5. What is one reason Alexandra thinks J sleeps so soundly?

6. What kind of advice does Tim give to Alexandra in Part I?

7. What is the relationship between Alexandra's parents like?

8. How does Alexandra feel about her inability to speak or understand Chinese well in Part I?

9. What does Alexandra ultimately decide about her job when she moves to Ithaca?

10. How does Alexandra feel about driving on her cross-country trip with J?

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