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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 next to Jazmin's apartment?

2. How long does Jazmin plan on being vain and shallow?

3. What kind of drugs are sold at the bar?

4. Who is not in the street during the April 23 entry?

5. Of whom do T.C.'s eyes remind Jazmin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the street where Jazmin is sitting.

5. Why does T.C. pull the gun at the poker party?

6. Describe Timothy.

7. What types of businesses does Amsterdam Avenue have?

8. Why is it that Jazmin says that CeCe is so good at poker?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the role of Timothy in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Create a character sketch for Jazmin. Include physical description, personality traits, etc.

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