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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 Jake's position at the restaurant?

2. How does Tess injure herself in Chapter Four?

3. What does Tess say the staff understands about the guests?

4. What is Howard's title at the restaurant?

5. What state is the staff in during brunch in Autumn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Tess have such a difficult time learning on the job?

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

5. What is the Excellence Reflex?

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

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

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

9. What does Tess think is strange about how The Owner describes staff and guests?

10. Why does Jake say he may have to protect Tess from Simone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tess moved to New York with stars in her eyes, eventually becoming disillusioned. How does living through an extreme life transition help to build Tess' understanding of her own desires?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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