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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 30, what do Lee and Sam make at Jade's house?

2. What type of food does Jade's dad give her on her belated birthday?

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

4. With whom does Jade's father live?

5. During their conversation about the Woman to Woman program, Mrs. Parker says it is a good opportunity for Jade. How does Jade respond?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where does Lee Lee meet Sam and what is her reaction?

7. In Chapter 13, what reason does Maxine give for missing her one-on-one meeting with Jade?

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

9. In Chapter 24, what does Jade's mother leave next to the phone?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jade questions Maxine's commitment to the Woman to Woman program because she is often flaky and has to take "emergency" phone calls, oftentimes to speak with her ex-boyfriend, Jon. Explain Jade's frustration with Maxine and what it reveals about Jade's characterization in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think the author chose to write about Black identity and mentorship? What connections beyond the text might she be making?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing E.J.'s relationship with both Jade and his sister, Jade's mother. How does E.J. grow and change throughout the novel? In what ways does he stay the same? How does his growth, or lack thereof, stem from his relationships with his niece and sister?

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