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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 song does J sing to the cat and dog?

2. Which relative of J's is having a birthday party in Part III?

3. What phrase did the schoolyard kids use to tease Alexandra with?

4. What does J fix for Alexandra in Part III that makes her angry?

5. Who writes of his successful marriage to a white woman in January 1937?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of the major problems in Alexandra's relationship with J?

2. What is Alexandra's first impression of Ithaca like?

3. What is Alexandra's new in-person job in Ithaca?

4. What does Alexandra tell Jasmine that causes hard feelings between them in Part III?

5. What kind of research does Alexandra start doing in Part III?

6. Why does Alexandra continue to sign into Parley after she leaves her old job?

7. What does a former colleague of Alexandra's ask her to do that she does not want to do in Part IV?

8. What offer does Tim make to Alexandra in Part III?

9. What does Alexandra see on Instagram that makes her feel jealous in Part IV?

10. How do J's parents treat J and Alexandra?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the communications professor's overture to Alexandra about applying for a job at the college as an adjunct professor make Alexandra feel so bad and angry? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing why Alexandra gets a cat and a dog after moving to Ithaca and discuss what the pets symbolize to her.

Essay Topic 3

What is Alexandra's relationship with her mother like, and what are some of the main sources of tension in this relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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