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

2. In Chapter 10, who questions Emira about her emotional state?

3. In Chapter 11, what is one thing about Alix's appearance that has been upsetting her?

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

5. What is one of the reasons Emira loves her job with Briar?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Kelley tell Emira after Thanksgiving dinner about Alix?

5. What really bothers Emira about Mrs. Chamberlain?

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

7. In Chapter 21, how does Alix feel when she gets back from New York City?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How would you characterize Alix's feelings about Emira, and how do they change over the course of the novel? Why do her feelings toward Emira change?

Essay Topic 3

At the novel's end, Emira's friend Zara remarks to Emira that there are some "Uncle Tom" vibes going on in the Chamberlain household on the day Emira is supposed to appear on television with Alix. What does the phrase "Uncle Tom" refer to, and why do you think Zara uses it at that particular point in the novel?

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