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

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

3. What is the name of Peter's television station?
(a) Philly Fun.
(b) Philly Action.
(c) Philly Friends.
(d) Philly Frakas.

4. What do Emira and her friend do with Briar to keep Briar entertained in Chapter 1?
(a) Dance.
(b) Draw with sidewalk chalk.
(c) Eat.
(d) Go to the movies.

5. Why does Emira think Kelley is taking things slowly with her?
(a) He is worried about them being an interracial couple.
(b) They have a somewhat significant age difference.
(c) He is worried about Emira not having a real job.
(d) He is worried about Emira's illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business are Shaunie's family in?

2. Where was Emira Born?

3. Who are Alix's three best friends?

4. What does Briar call Emira?

5. What birthday is Briar celebrating in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does the reader realize that Alix and Kelley dated in high school?

2. In Chapter 6, why does Alix look at Emira's phone surreptitiously and regularly?

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

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

5. What surprises Emira and her friends when Kelley shows up to the bar with them in Chapter 5?

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

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

8. What happens when the Penn State shopper starts filming Emira's interactions with the security guard at the grocery store?

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

10. In Chapter 8, what does Alix tell her friends was her most embarrassing moment?

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