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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. In Chapter 10, what is Shaunie celebrating?

2. How does Alix feel as she cries with her friends at brunch in Chapter 19?

3. What does Catherine do as soon as she gets back to her house from New York City?

4. What does Kelley tell Alix about his feelings for Emira?

5. What do Briar and Emira do on Tuesday in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alix leak the video of Emira and the security guard to the media?

2. In Chapter 19, how does Tamra describe Kelley's supposed preference for dating only Black women?

3. In Chapter 21, what does Alix realize she has done that could have had terrible consequences?

4. During Thanksgiving dinner, what does Tamra assume about Emira that Emira resents?

5. In Chapter 21, why does Alix call Laney Thacker?

6. In Chapter 21, how does Alix feel after she tells Emira about Kelley only seeming to want to date Black women?

7. What happens at Thanksgiving dinner that highlights Emira's attention to Briar and Alix's neglect of Briar?

8. What does Emira seem to think of Tamra's overtures to her about her hair at Thanksgiving?

9. Why does Alix want Emira to come to Thanksgiving dinner so badly?

10. In Chapter 19, what does Alix discover about Kelley from his Facebook page?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is Alix so dead-set on Emira celebrating Thanksgiving with her and her family? What kinds of messages is she hoping to send to Emira through her Thanksgiving celebration? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Emira often feel as if she is lagging behind her closest friends, Josefa, Shaunie, and Zara, in reaching the milestones of adulthood? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How are Peter Chamberlain's on-air comments, which some construe as racist, Alix's decision to call the police on Robbie Cormier in high school, and the incident with Emira and the security guard at the grocery store all related? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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