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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. Who does Jazmin credit with getting her and her sister to their mother's home?

2. What does Jazmin say that words are like?

3. To what jazz artist are Jazmin's parents listening?

4. Who is Aunt Sarah?

5. How many times does Jazmin say she has lived in each borough of New York City?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jazmin's father want her name spelled as it is?

2. What are Jazmin's parents arguing about the night before she is born?

3. Why does CeCe hear her parent's argument?

4. What phrase is it that Jazmin believes she'll have to go through life saying?

5. How does Jazmin describe the Garden of Eden Bar and Grill?

6. How does CeCe convince the two men to stop fighting?

7. What does Jazmin mean when she says that words are like mist?

8. What does Jazmin think about God?

9. Why are there no photos of Jazmin as a child?

10. Describe the street where Jazmin is sitting.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each section of Jazmin's notebook deals with a particular theme. Choose one section and identify the main theme of this section. Discuss the way Jazmin develops the theme through the experiences that she shares.

Essay Topic 2

What is Sister Church's role in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What effect did Jazmin's father's car wreck, hospital stay and resulting death have on Jazmin?

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