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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 is Sasha's nickname for Tess?

2. What is the name of Tess' trailer, the person who trains her?

3. Why does Jake confuse Tess?

4. What does Simone tell Tess in Autumn that she will help her learn how to do?

5. Who asks Tess out on a date during Summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Excellence Reflex?

2. Why is Tess turned away when she tries to enter New York?

3. How does Tess classify herself compared to her old classmate?

4. What does Sasha mean when he says Tess is now in the marge?

5. What does Tess notice about Jake and Simone?

6. How is the food lesson on taste described?

7. Why does Simone tell Tess to set up a meeting with Howard in Autumn?

8. How does Tess answer Howard's question about a challenge she has overcome?

9. Why does Tess refer to Jake as Sweaty-Boy?

10. Why does Chef scream at Tess when she drops the plate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Simone mean when she tells Tess that there is a disparity between the way she thinks and the way she speaks? Is Simone correct in her analysis? How does this comment help shape Tess?

Essay Topic 2

Jake is not very nice to Tess. He often loses his patience, insults, and talks down to her. Why would she put up with his behavior; furthermore, what makes her attracted to him?

Essay Topic 3

Of all the lessons Tess learns at the restaurant, which seem to stay with her, and for better or worse, teach her the most? Are any of the lessons transferable to the reader's life?

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