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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 which season is the first part of this book set?

2. Why does Jake confuse Tess?

3. How is Tess supposed to refer to customers?

4. What does Sasha tell Tess in Autumn that she no longer is?

5. What does Tess realize is changing about her body in Summer?

Short Essay Questions

1. What profession does Tess compare being a server to?

2. What does Tess mean when she says she feels like she could die around Simone?

3. What group of people are loyal customers to the restaurant since the beginning?

4. Why does Tess lie to her old classmate when she sees him at the restaurant in Autumn?

5. What does Tess notice about Jake and Simone?

6. Why does the staff need to understand the ways of the rich?

7. What does Sasha tell Tess, in Summer, that Jake would do to her?

8. What does Tess find out about Simone and Jake's history in Autumn?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Tess' perception of Ariel goes from Mean-Girl to a friend. Provide examples of how Ariel's treatment of Tess, as well as Tess' confidence level, change throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

In Winter, Tess says that she wanted the sunrise to confirm her life, but it felt condemning. How is this realization similar to her romantic dreams about New York?

Essay Topic 3

Tess always wanted Ariel to invite her to a show, and when she finally did, Tess described the music as being like a knife's edge. How does the irony and sincerity of the music described inform this novel?

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