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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 do Alexandra and her colleagues scan every morning at work?
(a) Political news.
(b) Police news.
(c) East Coast tech news.
(d) The personal ads.

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

3. Who does Alexandra's father say he knew in the 1970s?
(a) Obama.
(b) Bloomberg.
(c) Hawley.
(d) Trump.

4. How does Alexandra feel about not being able to speak Chinese?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Indifferent.

5. What neighborhood in San Francisco do Alexandra and J live in?
(a) The Sunset neighborhood.
(b) The Bank section.
(c) The Mission.
(d) H Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jasmine think will get laid off after Kevin?

2. What has Alexandra been asking about at work for ages that frustrates her?

3. What does the managing editor say in an all-hands meeting that shocks Alexandra?

4. What does Alexandra get in Part I that she does not use very much until she never uses it again?

5. Who is Alexandra's brother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Alexandra's managing editor do at the office that sets off a firestorm?

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

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

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

7. What does Tim tell Alexandra about asking to stay to work for the tech publication remotely and asking for a raise at the same time?

8. Why does Alexandra think a lot of people buy lottery tickets?

9. What bothered Alexandra about her job loading groceries at a grocery store?

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

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