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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 the name of Jazmin's mother's Jewish friend?

2. Where is Jazmin's favorite spot?

3. Who does Jazmin think doesn't laugh enough?

4. Who does Jazmin fall back on when her sense of humor needs a nudge?

5. When would Jazmin have preferred to move?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sorts of things does Jazmin's mother worry about?

2. What does Jazmin laugh about that Sophie thinks is strange?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Jazmin handle Brenda's bullying?

8. What happens to Jazmin at Carlton's apartment?

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

10. What are Jazmin's feelings about moving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Consider the racial atmosphere of the time period in which this novel is set. How does Jazmin handle racism when it touches her life? What is her attitude toward people who look down on her because she is black?

Essay Topic 3

Jazmin shows a great will to live and to succeed in life even though she may not have come from the best situation. Why do you believe Jazmin has such a strong will to survive? Why don't more people have this same will?

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