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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. Who was Alix's housekeeper in high school?
2. What does Kelley tell Emira about his high school girlfriend?
3. What does Briar call Emira?
4. What do Emira and her friend do with Briar to keep Briar entertained in Chapter 1?
5. What is Alix's most embarrassing moment?
Short Essay Questions
1. What story does Kelley tell Emira about his high school girlfriend to demonstrate how rich she was?
2. What are some factors that make it harder for Emira to leave her job with the Chamberlains in Chapter 5?
3. When does the reader realize that Alix and Kelley dated in high school?
4. Why do Alix and Peter move to Philadelphia?
5. Why is Alix attracted to Emira rather than to someone who knows and admires her own work when she is hiring a babysitter?
6. Why does Emira ask the Penn State shopper to delete the video he took of her?
7. In Chapter 6, what gift does Alix give to Emira that has some significance to Emira?
8. Why does Mrs. Chamberlain ask Emira to take Briar to the grocery store late at night in Part I?
9. How does Alix receive so much free merchandise?
10. In Chapter 6, why does Alix look at Emira's phone surreptitiously and regularly?
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
Do you think Alix Chamberlain is capable of exploring her own mistakes and moral lapses in relation to her attitudes towards both Emira and Kelley? Write an essay explaining why or why not, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How do Emira's feelings about Alix Chamberlain change over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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