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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 famous female movie character does Jazmin remember laughing?

2. What does Jazmin refuse to do?

3. How long was Jazmin's mom usually in the hospital?

4. What was Jazmin shopping for at Alexander's department store?

5. What time does CeCe send Jazmin out to get cigarettes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jazmin skip school?

2. How does CeCe decorate for Christmas?

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

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

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

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

7. What happened after Jazmin's father died?

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

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

10. What does Jazmin's school counselor have in mind for her future?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jazmin's ideas about parenting. Do you agree with her opinions? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

What is Sister Church's role in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the way that Jazmin handled herself when faced with Brenda the bully. Do you think that Jazmin handled this situation properly? What might she have done differently?

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