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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 Ms. Grenham show Nishat?

2. What is Nishat's bedroom covered with?

3. What is the code to Nishat's locker?

4. Why does Nishta stop holding Flavia's hand?

5. In Chapter 17, how does Nishat get home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Flavia admit that she feels scared of in Chapter 27?

2. In Chapter 24, why does Priti unleash an outburst to Nishat?

3. In Chapter 20, Jess and Chaewon meet Nishat at her locker and tell Nishat what?

4. What does Jess make a joke about?

5. In Chapters 16, which results does Nishat receive?

6. What does Nishat see on Instagram that Chyna is doing at the same time she is running her henna business?

7. In Chapter 15, what does Flavia's text say?

8. Why does Nishat feel guilty at the end of Chapter 21?

9. Nishat says she will think about going to the party but knows what will happen?

10. Why does Nishat feel anger in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nishat remembers a painful incident with Flávia’s cousin, Chyna, a few years previously. Why was Nishat upset by Chyna’s actions?

Essay Topic 2

Priti and Nishat have a close sibling relationship and they go through a lot over the course of the book. Priti is a big part of Nishat’s support system but do you think Nishat could be more supportive of her sister?

Essay Topic 3

Flavia realizes she may have been distancing herself from her own Afro-Brazilian culture, as she feels she has to fit in/assimilate with her father’s side of the family. Can you discuss what impact this may have had on Flavia?

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