View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alexandra's sixth-grade teacher introduce her to the class?
(a) As a class clown.
(b) As an immigrant from China.
(c) As a writer.
(d) As an ESL speaker.

2. Where did J and Alexandra grow up together?
(a) Berkeley.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Davis.

3. What does the managing editor say in an all-hands meeting that shocks Alexandra?
(a) That he is promoting Alexandra.
(b) Fuck.
(c) The n-word.
(d) That he is firing everyone.

4. Who is Alexandra's brother?
(a) Didi.
(b) Farley.
(c) Henri.
(d) Robert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What neighborhood in San Francisco do Alexandra and J live in?

2. What does J design and build especially for Alexandra's body?

3. Who is the senior editor for gadgets at Alexandra's job?

4. What does Alexandra write on the floor of the apartments she leaves?

5. Where is the new managing editor at Alexandra's office from in Part II?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Alexandra think when her company finally gives her a raise?

3. In Part II, what does Alexandra discover about Kevin that makes her even more dissatisfied with her job?

4. Why does Alexandra ask her mother what she thought of Nashville when she arrived there in 1982?

5. How does Alexandra feel about her job in Part I?

6. How does Alexandra feel about social media platforms like Instagram?

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

8. What happens to the review of the Sheryl Sandberg book Alexandra writes?

9. What does the woman Alexandra works for doing house-organizing tasks tell her that is quite racist?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 662 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample