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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. In Chapter Seventeen, what does Abby say their college tour is?

2. In Chapter Twenty Six, who does Leah realize she wants to kiss?

3. In Chapter Twenty, what does Abby tell Leah?

4. In Chapter Twenty Five, who drives Leah home?

5. In Chapter Twenty Five, who is Nora going to prom with?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty Three, what does Simon tell Leah about Abby and Nick? What does Leah find ironic about this?

2. In Chapter Twenty Four, what does Abby ask Leah? What does she say it is about?

3. In Chapter Eighteen, what does Abby ask Leah about their friendship? What does Leah flash back to?

4. In Chapter Twenty Eight, what does Abby tell Leah she is scared of? What does Leah tell Abby they are?

5. In Chapter Twenty Six, what does Nick ask Leah about Garrett? What does Leah realize about Garrett?

6. In Chapter Twenty, what does Leah do based on Abby's dare? What does Abby say that offends Leah?

7. In Chapter Twenty Eight, what does Abby reveal to Leah? Why does this make Leah upset?

8. In Chapter Twenty, what does Abby say about liking Leah? How does she say she feels?

9. In Chapter Nineteen, what does Leah do at the college party? What does Leah get invited to do?

10. In Chapter Fifteen, what happens between Nick and Abby? What does Simon ask Leah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Money is an issue for Leah throughout the novel. Finally when she comes to Chapter Twenty Nine, she learns that Wells grew up poor and had issues accepting gifts. How did her previous self-consciousness with money have to do with her mom, and how did it set her apart differently from her friends? How does learning this from Wells allow Leah to make peace with herself and money? How do you think Leah will be from now on?

Essay Topic 2

Abby comes out to Leah as "lowkey bi" which makes Leah upset (260). Why is it so important to Leah that Abby come out as full bisexual? How are lesbian relationships represented in the novel as being complicated by outside perception and fetisization, such as the male gaze, and ideas of "just experimenting"? How is Leah's anger at Abby related to all these complicated levels of perception of lesbian and bisexual relationships?

Essay Topic 3

Leah thinks Abby is perfect in the beginning of the novel. How is Abby really? How does Abby's facade of perfection have to do with racism and outside expectations? How is the way she presents and acts a way to navigate the world? Follow Abby's journey, and then choose two other characters to discuss how appearances in the novel are shown as being highly different than the interior. For each of these characters, look at what outside them makes them put on an exterior that others might not see.

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