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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 has Crew never done?

2. Where is the card game set up?

3. How does Jazmin describe her glasses?

4. What kind of coat did Jazmin's father wear?

5. At what does Jazmin find herself staring?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. To what weather related activity does Jazmin compare how her poems come to her?

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

5. Why does Jazmin think she is unattractive?

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

7. Why does Jazmin think that Jabari is lucky?

8. How does Jazmin dress when she hopes to attract male attention?

9. Describe the street where Jazmin is sitting.

10. Why does CeCe tell Jazmin she is beautiful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the way that Jazmin handled herself when faced with Brenda the bully. Do you think that Jazmin handled this situation properly? What might she have done differently?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Based on information given in the book, create a chronological account of Jazmin's life.

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