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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 invitation does Irene accept from Clare?

2. What does Irene ask Brian to do after breakfast?

3. When the woman stares at Irene at the hotel, what does Irene fear the woman is thinking about her?

4. What does Brian think is appropriate for Junior to learn?

5. What does Gertrude's husband know about her heritage?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Brian respond to Irene's concerns about Junior?

2. What biased talk offends Irene when she meets with Clare and Gertrude?

3. Where does Irene travel to the day after her meeting with Clare? How does Irene first respond to Clare's note?

4. What relative of Clare Kendry's was white?

5. What made it easy for Clare to pass as white?

6. How was Clare secretive when she ran into Irene?

7. What does Brian advise Irene to do about Clare?

8. What name does John Bellew, Clare's husband, call his wife? Why?

9. What does Brian tell Irene about someone who can pass for white?

10. What does Clare dislike about being able to pass for white?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Summarize Part 1, Chapter 2 which recalls the last time Irene and Clare were together.

a) What does Irene recall in a flashback episode about Clare?

b) How did they run into each other?

c) Why didn't Irene recognize her at first?

Essay Topic 2

Summarize Part 3, Chapters 3 and 4 which are the concluding chapters of the book.

a) How does Irene feel when she runs into John?

b) What does she regret not telling him?

Essay Topic 3

What are physical descriptions of Irene and Clare? What indications are there that both women are light-skinned?

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