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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 grills Harlowe about what she did to Juliet?

2. What does Kira write on Juliet's arm?

3. What does Lupe give Juliet?

4. Why does Harlowe leave Lupe's?

5. Who brings pancakes up to Juliet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Clipper Queerz?

2. What does Juliet eat the first time she dines in a restaurant by herself?

3. How does Harlowe embarrass Juliet at the reading?

4. What does Juliet's mother encourage her to do?

5. What does Kira write on Juliet's arm?

6. How does Lainie break up with Juliet?

7. Who is Lupe?

8. Who gives Juliet a ride on a motorcycle?

9. What does Lil' Melvin tell Juliet in a note?

10. Who tells Juliet about The Ladies' Gallery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story is told entirely from Juliet’s perspective. Analyze the author’s choice to tell the story from Juliet’s point of view. How does viewing the events from Juliet’s point of view affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Juliet and Harlowe develop a close relationship during Juliet's summer in Portland. Analyze the nature of the relationship between Juliet and Harlowe. What does Juliet realize about Harlowe and her relationship to her by the end of the summer?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the character of Harlowe Brisbane. In what ways do readers come to understand that she is flawed, and perhaps not as effective of an ally that she claims to be in her writing and activism? Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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