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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jasmine do on her afternoon walks with Alexandra?

2. What does the new managing editor at Alexandra's publication tell her about when she gets to Ithaca?

3. Who does Alexandra's father say he knew in the 1970s?

4. What does Corey tell Alexandra would be the bad news if the company let her work remotely in Ithaca?

5. What have Alexandra's parents bought for as long as she has known them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Chang describe the relationship between Alexandra and Tim? How and why do you think Tim tries to help Alexandra in her career? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Alexandra experiences conflicted feelings about her work at the tech publication in the early stages of this novel. Write an essay exploring Alexandra's feelings about her work in the beginning of the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why and how does Alexandra's request for a raise become such a contentious issue at the tech publication where she works? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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