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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 is Raging Flower?

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

3. Who at the workshop complains?

4. What group did Zaira found?

5. What educational credential does Maxine have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Juliet staying in Portland?

5. Where does the narrator live?

6. Why does Phen leave?

7. Who is Lainie?

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

9. Who is Zaira?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining Juliet's experience at the Queer Clipperz party. What happens at this party, and in what ways does the experience empower Juliet, and make her feel ready to take on her challenges in Portland? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the voice of Juliet. Use specific adjectives and examples from the text and analyze the nature of this narrative voice and what it suggests about the protagonist.

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