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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. Why does Juliet's period come a week early?

2. Who is Maxine's secondary partner?

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

4. Who is Phen?

5. Who leaves on Juliet's first day in Portland?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the narrator live?

2. What workshop does Juliet attend?

3. Why does Phen leave?

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

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

6. Who is Lainie?

7. Who is Phen?

8. Why does Juliet love libraries?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a an essay analyzing Juliet's relationship to her cousin, Ava. What is the nature of this relationship, and why is it so important to Juliet? What do they provide for each other that others in their family cannot? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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

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