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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 is CeCe?

2. To what does Jazmin compare the art of writing her poems?

3. What did Jazmin do the next time she saw Timothy?

4. Who brings the gun to the poker party?

5. Where is Jazmin's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does CeCe hate for Jazmin to do?

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

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

4. Why does CeCe tell Jazmin she is beautiful?

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

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

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

8. Who is Aunt Sarah?

9. Why does Jazmin like the stoop?

10. What is Jazmin's father's opinion of jazz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Consider the way that Jazmin handled the situation with Carlton. How else might Jazmin have handled this situation? What should she have done differently?

Essay Topic 3

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

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