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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. Jazz describes her parents' reaction to her new hairstyle. What does she say they are going to do?

2. Why can Antonia not take a bus to get to her family when they are holed up after leaving home?

3. When Jazz shows up at the peer counseling session, she has skipped her lunch period to do what?

4. When Antonia asks Jazz what her favorite color is, what does Jazz respond?

5. What does Antonia think Jazz' smells like when she first meets her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Antonia cite as her biggest regret, and how does disclosing that affect the story?

2. Why does Antonia not want Mrs. Luther to drive her home?

3. What does Jazz call a death wish and how does she react to people who have one?

4. What is the significance of the brownie that Antonia brings home from school?

5. Explain Mrs. Luther's role in finding Antonia's mother.

6. What problem does Antonia run into after taking Chuckie to the emergency room?

7. Why was Antonia upset that her mother sent Michael to McDonalds?

8. What was Jazz's home like?

9. What was Michael's role in helping antonia locate her family?

10. Explain why Antonia does not want to be a peer counselor to Jazz Luther.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Telling the truth versus telling lies is a theme that comes up over and over in the book. Give three examples from the text where a character does not tell the whole truth. Take each of these examples and illustrate the impact that the lie has on the person telling it.

Essay Topic 2

One of the major themes is the book is the mother-daughter relationship. Compare Antonia's relationship with her mother to Jazz's relationship with her mother. How are the relationships similar and how are they different?

Essay Topic 3

While Ram is a secondary character, he is integral to the book as a whole. Who is Ram? What is he like? What is his importance to the overall structure of the novel?

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