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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 kind of businesses are not on Amsterdam Avenue?

2. What color was Jazmin's father's car?

3. Why does Jazmin believe the people react the way they do to her?

4. What color does Sister Church wear?

5. What does Aunt Sarah represent to Jazmin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jazmin know the man who gets off the bus is not her father?

2. What do the people think that Jazmin is looking for in the trash cans?

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

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

5. What happened to Jazmin's father?

6. What does Jazmin think about God?

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

8. Who is Aunt Sarah?

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

10. Why does CeCe tell Jazmin she is beautiful?

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

What is Sister Church's role in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

This novel is divided into sections of journal entries, each of which is preceded by a poem. Chose one section and its corresponding poem and describe how the poem ties into that particular section.

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