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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Kelley and Emira at the basketball game in Chapter 7?
(a) They get free tickets.
(b) They are put up on the screen.
(c) They are harassed by young boys.
(d) They get serenaded.

2. What big project is Alix working on in Part I?
(a) A book.
(b) Launching a new business.
(c) Making new hiking trails.
(d) Finding a wedding dress.

3. What does Emira wear at work at the Chamberlains' house?
(a) Black pants and shirt.
(b) A dress.
(c) A polo with the name of Alix's company on it.
(d) White pants and shirt.

4. What does Alix ask Emira to get for Briar on Halloween?
(a) A movie.
(b) A new stuffed animal.
(c) A new goldfish.
(d) A snake.

5. Who is Rachel's son?
(a) Mark.
(b) Simon.
(c) Rufus.
(d) Hudson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unique about Briar's voice?

2. Why does the security guard question Emira about her relationship with Briar?

3. Who is Laney Thacker's child?

4. Where was Alix originally supposed to go to college?

5. What is Emira's bi-weekly pay from Mrs. Chamberlain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Kelley tell Emira about his high school girlfriend to demonstrate how rich she was?

2. How does Emira react to the security guard's questioning in Part I?

3. Why do Alix and Peter move to Philadelphia?

4. What are some factors that make it harder for Emira to leave her job with the Chamberlains in Chapter 5?

5. What are some important reasons why Emira likes her job looking after Briar so much?

6. When does Emira see the Penn State shopper again and what happens when they meet for the first time after the grocery store?

7. What does Kelley say to Emira at dinner in Chapter 7 that really upsets her, but she does not show how upset she is?

8. What pieces of advice do Alix's friends give her about how she should behave towards Emira following the grocery store incident?

9. How does Alix leverage her status as a working mother very deliberately and manipulatively in Part I?

10. Who does Emira call to come to the grocery store to vouch for her, and why does she call him?

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