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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 Tess lose from the locker room in Winter?

2. How many days is the longest Simone has gone without food?

3. What do Simone and Jake give Tess after dinner?

4. What does Jake mean when he says Tess is in the struggle now?

5. Who invites Tess over for dinner in Spring?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tess' relationship with Simone change after the wine room in Spring?

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Simone respond when Tess tells her she wants to go to Europe?

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

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

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

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

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 Why would the author choose to have Jake share with Tess such an old-fashioned, outdated opinion?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 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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