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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 workshop does Juliet attend?

2. What does Ava warn Juliet about?

3. What group did Zaira found?

4. Who is Ani DiFranco?

5. Why does Maxine get upset with Harlowe after the workshop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Juliet love libraries?

2. Who is Harlowe Brisbane?

3. Who does Juliet find downstairs cooking breakfast one morning?

4. What is Juliet's assignment for her internship?

5. Who does Juliet come out to?

6. Where is the narrator going to spend the summer?

7. Why does Juliet's mother not say goodbye to her?

8. Who takes Juliet around Portland when she arrives?

9. Who does Juliet want to come to Portland?

10. What is Raging Flower?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay defining love from Juliet’s perspective. What does it mean to be loved and who are the people in Juliet’s life who show her love, and in what ways? Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Juliet's life in Portland to her life in the Bronx. What are her feelings toward these two distinct places, and why are they both an important part of her coming of age? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing Juliet's journey coming to terms with her sexuality. How does she grow and evolve throughout the novel, particularly after she comes out to her family as a lesbian? What challenges does she face in the aftermath, and how does she grow from them? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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