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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 wrong with the floor drain in Winter?

2. How does Tess describe being of her own time while at the show in Winter?

3. Who asks for Simone to wait on them at the restaurant in Spring?

4. What does Tess buy for herself from the vintage shop?

5. What does Jake call Simone's jewelry box?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jake imply will choke Tess eventually?

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

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

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

6. What is Tess' reaction to the cake from Simone and Jake?

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

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.

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