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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 is unique about Briar's voice?
(a) It is like the buzzing of an insect.
(b) It is loud and hoarse.
(c) It is like the sound of white noise.
(d) It is soft and delicate.

2. Where is Emira when Mrs. Chamberlain calls her to take Briar late at night in Chapter 1?
(a) Her boyfriend's apartment.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) Shaunie's birthday party.
(d) The library.

3. What does Alix share with Emira in Chapter 6?
(a) A bottle of wine.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A cake.
(d) A secret.

4. What does Kelley tell Emira about his high school girlfriend?
(a) She worked as a camp counselor.
(b) She was a star athlete.
(c) She was an attention-seeker.
(d) She was the richest girl in town.

5. Where does Emira work besides at the Chamberlains' house?
(a) The Roller Rink.
(b) The Green Party office.
(c) The High Glider.
(d) The Democratic State Committee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which campaign does Alix want to work for in Chapter 2?

2. What big project is Alix working on in Part I?

3. What is Alix's most embarrassing moment?

4. Who films the encounter between Emira and the grocery store security guard?

5. Who is the so-called Penn State shopper?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Alix and Peter move to Philadelphia?

2. How does Alix receive so much free merchandise?

3. Why is Alix attracted to Emira rather than to someone who knows and admires her own work when she is hiring a babysitter?

4. In Chapter 6, what gift does Alix give to Emira that has some significance to Emira?

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

6. Why does Mrs. Chamberlain ask Emira to take Briar to the grocery store late at night in Part I?

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. In Chapter 7, what happens to Kelley and Emira at a basketball game that makes Emira like Kelley more?

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

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

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