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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 is the nickname that Jazz assigns to Antonia?

2. When Antonia goes out to dinner with the Luthers, what does she order?

3. How does Michael feel about Antonia's letting Mrs. Luther believe her dad is dead?

4. Where does Mrs. Luther take Antonia's mom?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Antonia feel overwhelmed when she returns home after her first day of peer counseling?

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

4. How does Jazz feel about her sister, Janey?

5. What is the significance of the blank sheet of paper that Antonia hands to Jazz?

6. What is Jazz's problem with Mrs. Bartoli?

7. Why is it uncomfortable for Antonia when Mr. and Mrs. Luther are talking about what nice manners she has?

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

9. What was Jazz's home like?

10. Why is Mrs. Bartoli concerned about Antonia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Over the course of a few weeks, Antonia and Jazz develop a close relationship. Analyze the reasons that this relationship progresses from just peer counseling to friendship. Include in your answer the point at which you think the relationship makes the turn from peer-counseling to friendship.

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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