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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. How far away is Vancouver from Portland?

2. Which Black artist does Mia's gallery feature in Chapter 62?

3. Whom does Jade decide to collage in Chapter 51?

4. What reason does Mr. Flores cite as a reason for Jade not being nominated to go to Costa Rica?

5. Why does Jade's mother not want her to quit Woman to Woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the topic of Lee Lee's poem for open mic night?

2. What does Maxine get wrong about Jade?

3. In Chapter 35, what are some words Jade describes as Black and beautiful in one of her collages?

4. Once at the fundraiser, how does Jade feel?

5. In Chapter 57, how does Jade react when she realizes that Sam is not on the bus after returning from Costa Rica?

6. What does Gina, a Woman to Woman board member, encourage Jade to do?

7. What news does E.J share with Jade in Chapter 47?

8. What happens after Ms. Weber sends Jade to see Mrs. Parker in Chapter 48?

9. When Jade is at Maxine's apartment, what does she wish she had?

10. In Chapter 64, how does Jade's mother feel about Jade going with Maxine to the Woman to Woman fundraiser?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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.

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