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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 did people say Jazmin's father's car looked like?

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

3. What did Jazmin's mother realize after Jazmin's father died?

4. When would Jazmin have preferred to move?

5. How do Jazmin and her mother converse?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Jazmin's feelings about moving?

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

4. Why does Jazmin not want to go to see her mother?

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

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

7. Why does Jazmin say that blacks and Jews have much in common?

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

9. What does Jazmin have in mind for herself in regards to her future?

10. What has Mrs. Vogel done for Jazmin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of Timothy in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Jazmin's relationship with her mother with the relationship with her sister.

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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