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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 the artist in Mia's gallery base their paintings from?

2. Who is the first board member who speaks to Jade at the fundraiser?

3. What single word does Jade use to describe her experience at Mia's gallery?

4. What does Jade compare her mother's cooking pots to in Chapter 36?

5. What does Maxine say about Jade when she is introducing her to her own family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What occurs between Jade and the saleswoman at the clothing store she and Sam go to in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

6. What are some of the ways Jade knows she and Sam are no longer friends?

7. What changes to the Woman to Women program does Jade tell Lee Lee she wants?

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

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

10. In Chapter 52, what does Maxine say the Woman to Woman events cannot be centered around?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identity is a common theme in the novel. Analyze how Jade grapples with her sense of identity. How do her choices, or lack thereof, illustrate her identity?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing Jade's relationship with Maxine. Explain how it impacts Jade's growth and development.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing the term "artist" as described through Jade's perspective. How does Jade's relationship with language and art help define who she is and what she wants to do in life?

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