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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 does Maxine gift to Jade?

2. What breakfast food does Jade's mother make for Jade on her birthday?

3. On her way home from her dad's house in Chapter 18, what is NOT something Jade takes a picture of?

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

5. What does Mrs. Parker mention she can get for free?

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 is Jade's relationship to E.J.?

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

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

6. What does Mrs. Parker tell Jade will happen if she completes the Woman to Woman mentorship program?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Write an essay describing Jade's relationship to the city of Portland. How does it impact her identity and emotional wellbeing?

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