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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. At dinner in Chapter 27, where does Lee Lee mention she visited with her school?

2. Where does Jade get to practice speaking Spanish in Chapter 11?

3. Which games do Jade and her family play at the end of Chapter 27?

4. Back at school on Monday, who is the first person to say happy birthday to Jade in Chapter 16?

5. On what holiday does Chapter 27 open?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Jade find it difficult to relate to some of her classmates at St. Francis?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 29, why does Jade zoom in her camera on a mural painting of York, who is pictured with Louis, Clark, and Sacagawea?

9. Why does Jade believe Sam wants her to meet her at the bus stop when she comes over after school in Chapter 26?

10. When Lee Lee comes over to Jade's house after school in Chapter 6, what do they talk about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As the novel progresses, Jade's relationships with other female characters in the novel change and grow. Select one relationship Jade has with another woman and explain its significance in relation to one of the novel's themes of friendship, identity, power, or wholeness.

Essay Topic 2

Jade goes through many changes throughout the novel as she thinks about her city, school, and family. In what ways does Jade change and in what ways does she stay true to herself? What distracts Jade from understanding herself and what makes Jade feel whole, completely herself?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Jade's self confidence and how it shifts and changes throughout the novel. How do others' opinions and expectations of her reinforce or diminish her sense of self, confidence, and self-esteem? What impact do these experiences have on Jade emotionally?

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