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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 the name of Jake's girlfriend?

2. Who does Howard call on to discuss the wine?

3. What is Mrs. Pound's nickname?

4. What is the reason Tess gives for why the girl Howard interviews in Autumn will not be hired?

5. Why does Tess order Assam from Jake?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What breakthrough about life does Tess have out of life in Autumn?

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

4. Quotations from which two writer's are in the epigraph?

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

6. What does Tess notice about Jake and Simone?

7. How does Simone define abundance to Tess?

8. What is the Excellence Reflex?

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

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

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

Describe what it means to be a 49 percenter. Cite descriptions Tess gives of her job duties that fall into that category. Explain why there are more 49 percenters in society as well as the implications of that theory.

Essay Topic 3

Jake tells Tess that all beliefs are a choice. He is referring to an umbrella; however, how does this philosophical statement relate to the story and why would the author choose to include it?

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