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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 gift does Jake put in Tess' locker in Autumn?

2. What does Will confess to Tess when they are in the bathroom in Autumn?

3. Which food lesson does the story open with?

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

5. Why does Will call himself the maid in Autumn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Simone define abundance to Tess?

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

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

8. What was the first big secret about a guest Simone shared with Tess?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tess feels that she begins to level out at the end of Autumn. What made her so overwhelmed previously and how did that affect all aspects of her life in New York?

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

Tess says a lot about Simone could be explained by the fact that she lived in Europe. How is the author showing that Simone has cultivated a personality for herself based on European standards?

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