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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 does Jazmin do with the last page of her notebook?

2. Which of Jazmin's friends is pregnant?

3. What does CeCe put in their windows at Christmas?

4. What does Jazmin want to give her mother?

5. Who does Jazmin think of when she looks at herself in the mirror?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of Jazmin starting a new notebook when the girls move?

2. In Jazmin's poem, what is the light from that pierces that darkness?

3. How does Jazmin feel about being a parent herself?

4. How does Jazmin suppose that Crew got his knickname?

5. What types of people does Jazmin say shouldn't be parents?

6. Describe the man who tries to get Jazmin's attention.

7. How does Jazmin handle her fear from her experience with the rat?

8. How do the people at Jazmin's mother's hospital know who Jazmin is?

9. What is the one thing that other girls have that Jazmin wishes that she had as well?

10. How does Jazmin handle Brenda's bullying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Consider the theme of racism as presented in the novel. How is Jazmin impacted by others' opinion of her based on her skin color? How does she try to overcome this bias?

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