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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. Where does Tess fall asleep when she is at Simone's place?

2. Why does Jake confuse Tess?

3. Which city does Tess move to?

4. What day does brunch take place on at the restaurant?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How is the food lesson on taste described?

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

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

Describe what it means to be a 51 percenter and why Tess is hired. Include examples Tess shares during her interview that make Howard decide Tess is qualified for the title.

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

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?

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