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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 22, where does Emira go for her birthday?

2. In Chapter 18, what does Briar tell Emira?

3. Why is Emira reluctant to go out with her friends in Chapter 10?

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

5. Why does Emira use the computer at Alix's house in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Alix react when she realizes that Kelley Copeland is Emira's boyfriend?

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

4. What important information does Kelley reveal at Thanksgiving about how he and Emira met?

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

6. In Chapter 10, what news does Shaunie share that makes Emira feel bad?

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

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

9. In Chapter 10, what does Kelley tell Emira to do when she calls him about her bad day?

10. In Chapter 19, what does Alix do as soon as Thanksgiving dinner is over?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some assumptions Tamra seems to make about Emira at the Chamberlain Thanksgiving dinner that Emira is uncomfortable with? How does Emira react to some of Tamra's suggestions and overtures? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of Emira's most serious misgivings about Kelley Copeland? What does Emira like the most about Kelley? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe Emira's feelings about Briar Chamberlain, and her relationship with the little girl? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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