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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 is Emira annoyed with Mrs. Chamberlain in Chapter 10?

2. Why does everyone think Kelley leaked Emira's video?

3. What does Alix notice about all of Kelley's ex-girlfriends?

4. What does Alix think that New York City is like in Chapter 21?

5. Whose wedding does Kelley tell Alix he was in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Tamra advise Alix to do as far as communicating what she knows about Kelley to Emira?

4. How does Emira come to believe that Kelley leaked the video?

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

6. Who knows Emira the best of all her friends, and how does the reader know this?

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

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

9. What does Kelley tell Emira in his text message to her at Thanksgiving after discovering she works for Alix?

10. In Chapter 21, why does Alix go to find Kelley at work to speak to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Emira react to being caught in the middle of Kelley's and Alix's awkward reactions to meeting again after so long, and to each character's attempts to shape Emira's perception of the other? 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

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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