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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 invites Juliet outside for cookies?

2. What does Harlowe arrange for Juliet?

3. Who does Ava have a crush on?

4. Why does Juliet leave the reading early?

5. What does Maxine tell Harlowe about hers and Juliet's labor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ava think of Harlowe?

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

3. Who gives Juliet a ride on a motorcycle?

4. What does Juliet do at a party in Miami?

5. Who does Juliet ask to Harlowe's reading?

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

7. What does Lupe give Juliet?

8. Who is Ginger Raine?

9. Who is Del Martin?

10. Who is Lupe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel. How does the title support the overall narrative tone and theme of coming of age and becoming the person you want to be? Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

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