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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the bus to school, what nickname does Jade give to a girl she has never seen ride the bus?
(a) Book Girl.
(b) Jacket Girl.
(c) Tissue Girl.
(d) Smoker Girl.

2. How does Jade's mother respond to Maxine wanting to take out Jade for an early birthday celebration?
(a) She says Maxine needs to contact her before making plans with Jade.
(b) She says she would like to join Maxine and Jade.
(c) She says she is so happy that Jade has an older mentor to take her out for her birthday.
(d) She says she would like to give Maxine money for taking Jade out for an early birthday celebration.

3. In Chapter 15, how does Jade describe her natural hair?
(a) As a black, wavy ocean.
(b) As a black, wool blanket.
(c) As a black cotton cloud.
(d) As a black, night sky.

4. Which Black artist does the woman at the bookstore ask Jade about in Chapter 19?
(a) Henry Ossawa Tanner.
(b) Jacob Lawrence.
(c) Romare Bearden.
(d) Augusta Savage.

5. At the end of Chapter 13 when Maxine is about to leave Jade's house, what does Jade's mother say?
(a) She questions Maxine's commitment to mentoring her daughter.
(b) She reminds Maxine that Jade will always be her daughter.
(c) She prays for Maxine.
(d) She reminds Maxine that Jade wants to travel the world one day.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Jade write her New Year's resolution?

2. How many students have been selected to participate in the Woman to Woman program?

3. In Chapter 4, what do Mrs. Parker and Jade discuss during a one-on-one meeting?

4. What does Jade do after Maxine enters into her house?

5. Who does Jade join when Maxine steps away to take a phone call?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 27, what do Jade and her family discuss at the Thanksgiving dinner table?

2. In Chapter 16, what does Sam do to make up for missing Jade's birthday?

3. In Chapter 17, Jade visits her father after school. Why does Jade's father not call her on her birthday?

4. What happened to E.J.'s best friend, Alan?

5. What is the narrative point of view in the novel?

6. What childhood memory does Lee Lee bring up when Jade and Sam go over to her house?

7. What does Sabrina, one of the mentors in the Woman to Woman program, say that this program will help the mentees with?

8. In Chapter 15, what does Jade take from her mother's closet?

9. On her birthday at 11:00 p.m., what does Jade do?

10. How does Jade meet her mentor, Maxine, for the first time?

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