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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 happens to Jazmin when she takes off her glasses?

2. On what streets does Jazmin's family live when she is born?

3. What is Jazmin's last name?

4. How long has Jazmin lived at 2104 Amsterdam Avenue?

5. How old is Jazmin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does CeCe hate for Jazmin to do?

2. What is the lesson that Jazmin learns in the park?

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

4. Describe how CeCe and Jazmin got from their foster home to their mother's home when they ran away.

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

6. Why does Jazmin think she is unattractive?

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

8. What happened to Jazmin's father?

9. When does Jazmin think that people will learn to spell her name correctly?

10. What does Jazmin think about God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the racial atmosphere of the time period in which this novel is set. How does Jazmin handle racism when it touches her life? What is her attitude toward people who look down on her because she is black?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Jazmin wait so long before she goes to see her mother in the hospital? Use specific examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Consider Jazmin's trial of marijuana. How is this activity unlike Jazmin? How does it go against her outlook on life?

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