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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. Who does Tess say is a puppet of the other managers?

2. What lesson did Tess take away from being a 51 percenter?

3. How does Tess respond when Jake says he has to leave the diner in Winter?

4. Who does Ariel kiss in the taxi cab?

5. Where does Jake spend Thanksgiving?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jake describe to Tess that she is powerful?

2. Explain what Tess means by, "Now that I'm like this, I can never go back" (170).

3. Where does Jake take Tess when they leave the show in Winter?

4. What does Tess discover in Jake's room in Spring?

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

6. What does Will mean when he tells Tess to hit pause occasionally?

7. Why does Jake tell Tess not to get drunk?

8. Why does Simone go on a cleanse?

9. Why does Samantha and Eugene's arrival at the restaurant upset Simone?

10. Why does Tess call Zoe Howard and Simone's puppet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Jake tell Tess she will need to choose between her mind and her looks? Why would the author choose to have Jake share with Tess such an old-fashioned, outdated opinion?

Essay Topic 2

Jake is not very nice to Tess. He often loses his patience, insults, and talks down to her. Why would she put up with his behavior; furthermore, what makes her attracted to him?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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