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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 Jade say is similiar between her and York?

2. In Chapter 58, where does Maxine take Jade on their outing?

3. In Chapter 67, how does Jade describe history?

4. How does Jade describe herself in relation to the girls who attend Northside High School?

5. What does Jade's mother cook for dinner in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Sam and Jade talk about the trip to Costa Rica, what does Jade say to Sam that she will never understand?

3. In Chapter 66, what subject is Lee Lee working on for homework?

4. What do Maxine and Jade talk about in Chapter 52?

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

6. In Chapter 54, why does Jade not want to go to Sam's house?

7. What reasons does Jade cite that she deserves to go on the trip to Costa Rica?

8. What does Maxine get wrong about Jade?

9. What event does Maxine plan at her apartment as a mentor/mentee bonding experience?

10. In Chapter 38, what does Jade want to purchase with her emergency money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing and analyzing what you think it means to piece oneself together. How does Jade "come apart" and then piece herself back together again? What scenes from the text show this unraveling and remaking?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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