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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 Gertrude's husband know about her heritage?

3. To what city does Irene plan to travel?

4. Where did Brian have a desire to live?

5. What does Irene order at the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Irene react to John Bellew's cruel words?

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

3. Why did Irene's father keep it from Irene that Clare was passing for white?

4. After Clare and Irene run into each other at the hotel, when do they plan to meet again? How does Irene really feel about seeing her again?

5. When did Clare disappear from the Chicago neighborhood where she and Irene lived?

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

7. Whom else did Clare invite along when she meets Irene? What do Clare and the other guest have in common?

8. What is Irene's intention in bring up Junior's problems?

9. What do Brian and Irene discuss while they eat breakfast?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Summarize Part 1, Chapter 3 which describes how Clare and Irene renew their relationship.

a) Why is Irene reluctant to meet with Clare?

b) How does Clare convince Irene to accept her as a friend?

c) What are signs that Clare is very aggressive?

Essay Topic 2

Summarize Part 1, Chapter 4 when Clare sends Irene a note.

a) What did Irene expect the note to say?

b) How is the subject of race brought to the forefront in the note?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 1, what does Irene recall about her childhood friend Clare? What tragedy does she remember associated with Clare?

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