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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. Who calls the narrator and asks her to pick up ingredients?

2. How does Juliet try to clean Harlowe's mattress?

3. What group did Zaira found?

4. What is Juliet's first impression of Phen?

5. What is Maxine's relationship to Harlowe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Juliet want to come to Portland?

2. What happens when Juliet wakes up and realizes she got her period?

3. What term does Juliet learn about from A People's History of the United States?

4. What does Juliet learn about Maxine and Harlowe's relationship when she meets Maxine?

5. Who is Maxine?

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

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

8. What does Juliet see at Powell's when she first goes?

9. Where does the narrator live?

10. What is Juliet's first call from Lainie like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Juliet's relationship with Maxine. Who is Maxine, and what impact does she have on Juliet? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring how Juliet’s relationship with her mother changes throughout the novel. Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Juliet's realization that she needs to utilize her voice. What and who enables Juliet to realize that no one can be an effective voice for her except for herself? Who and what ultimately empowers her to love, trust, and live as her true self? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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