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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 does Jake only want Tess to eat with him?

2. How does Will respond to Tess saying she is having a tipsy week?

3. What is Tess surprised to see Jake injest while at Simone's?

4. What does Ariel do when Vivian arrives late in Winter?

5. What does Tess imagine the cake symbolizes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tess assist Simone when Simone breaks down in Spring?

2. What does Tess notice about the energy between Simone and Samantha?

3. Why does Tess go to the Grand Central Oyster Bar on her own?

4. Why does Tess say Jake is terrified of youth?

5. What does Jake imply will choke Tess eventually?

6. Why does Ariel have such a large network of friends?

7. Why does Simone go on a cleanse?

8. What does Tess see when she goes into the coat check room in Spring?

9. What does Tess think Winter means for food at the restaurant?

10. What is vindictive about the way Will tells Tess her server clogs were thrown out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the poem of restaurant staff conversations on pages 98-100. Explain why the last line is particularly poignant in regards to Tess' life. What fear is she trying to overcome?

Essay Topic 3

Ariel is described as being aggressive about music, drugs, and relationships. How does the author relay these qualities about Ariel's character to the reader? What do her tendencies have in common?

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