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

2. What was Emira supposed to do with Briar on Halloween?

3. Who does Emira call to talk to the police at the grocery store?

4. Where does Kelley live?

5. What is Alix's most embarrassing moment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Emira ask the Penn State shopper to delete the video he took of her?

3. How does Alix receive so much free merchandise?

4. Why do Alix and Peter move to Philadelphia?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Alix so shocked to find out that Emira has been working for the Green Party for longer than she has been working for the Chamberlains? Why does Alix seem to know so little about Emira even though Emira has worked for the Chamberlains for a lengthy amount of time? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Reid waits until the novel's close to reveal that Alix's grudge against Kelley Copeland is almost entirely unjustified? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why is Emira so annoyed with Alix when Alix opts to get Briar a new fish rather than to have a conversation with Briar about her old fish dying? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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