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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. Where does Alexandra keep secretly looking for jobs sometimes?

2. What insult does a kindergarten classmate say to Alexandra that is racist?

3. What does Alexandra ask her sister to do more often in Part IV?

4. What television program does Alexandra's father tell her he is watching when he calls her in Part IV?

5. What does Alexandra build for herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. What holiday is celebrated in Ithaca that was not really celebrated in San Franciso?

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

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

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

5. What does Alexandra's father do in Part IV that startles and scares her?

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

7. Why does the professor's offer to Alexandra to teach at her university really insult Alexandra?

8. Why does J stop playing chess with Alexandra in Part III?

9. How does Alexandra feel about Rob?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does Alexandra's road trip with J affect her perspective of America and of racism in America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What is Alexandra's relationship to work in general, and how does she feel about work once she moves to Ithaca? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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