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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 does Phen ask Juliet on the bus?

2. What does the narrator tell strangers at the store?

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

4. What does Harlowe want Juliet to do for her?

5. Where does the narrator live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Zaira?

2. Who does Juliet want to come to Portland?

3. Why does Phen leave?

4. Who is Phen?

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

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

7. Who takes Juliet around Portland when she arrives?

8. Why does Juliet love libraries?

9. What workshop does Juliet attend?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the relationship between Juliet and Lainie. In what ways has this relationship has had both positive and negative effects on Lainie?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the relationship between Kira and Juliet. What makes this relationship different from Juliet's relationship with Lainie? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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