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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 what holiday does Chapter 27 open?
(a) Hanukah.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas.

2. In Chapter 7, what does Jade think about after Lee Lee leaves her house?
(a) How her uncle is still looking for a job.
(b) The Woman to Woman program.
(c) Her mother who is about to leave for work.
(d) York, the Black man who helped Louis and Clark.

3. During their conversation about the Woman to Woman program, Mrs. Parker says it is a good opportunity for Jade. How does Jade respond?
(a) Jade says that good opportunity follows her like a shadow.
(b) Jade says the word opportunity makes her cringe.
(c) Jade says she wants to create her own opportunities.
(d) Jade says Mrs. Parker does not understand what a good opportunity means.

4. At dinner in Chapter 27, where does Lee Lee mention she visited with her school?
(a) Indigenous Peoples Community Facility.
(b) Arts and History Center for Native American Families.
(c) Native American Youth and Family Center.
(d) Cultural Center for Native Youth.

5. After Maxine's visit, what does Jade's mother want the following day?
(a) The gifts Maxine gave to Jade.
(b) Maxine's phone number.
(c) Jade's cell phone.
(d) References detailing Maxine's characteristics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real name of Glamour Girl, one of Jade's partners in Mr. Flores's Spanish class?

2. When Jade is showing Maxine her art work, what impresses her the most?

3. In Chapter 26, what does Jade contemplate as she waits for Sam at the bus stop?

4. On the get-to-know-you form for the Woman to Woman program, what does Jade list as her favorite hobby?

5. How does Jade's mother respond to Maxine wanting to take out Jade for an early birthday celebration?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why does Sam move from her seat to sit with Jade?

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

3. What happens when Glamour Girl offers Jade a mint from her purse?

4. What is Jade scheduled to do to celebrate her birthday in Chapter 14?

5. What is Jade's relationship to E.J.?

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

7. Why does Jade decide to leave the first Woman to Woman program meeting early?

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

9. How does the structure of the novel help readers understand Jade's characterization?

10. What does Jade do when she enters into the library for the first Woman to Woman meeting?

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