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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. How old was the narrator when she met Tracey?

2. In Early and Late, Chapter 3, what was Aimee allergic to?

3. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 6, how many toys could the narrator choose for Christmas presents?

4. In Early and Late, Chapter 1, where was Aimee from?

5. In Chapter 5 of Early and Late, how long after the narrator began working for Aimee, did Aimee say that it was not working?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Early Days, Chapter 2, how did the narrator describe the church and the neighborhood where she had dance lessons?

2. In Early Days, Chapter 6, what was Tracey's bedroom like?

3. In Intermission, Chapter 1, what did Aimee help create?

4. In Intermission, Chapter 4, what did the narrator remember about her father's funeral?

5. In Intermission, Chapter 4, who was Miriam?

6. In Early Days, Chapter 14, how did Tracey help the narrator?

7. In Early Days, Chapter 1, how did the narrator meet Tracey and how did she describe Tracey?

8. In Early Days, Chapter 3, why did the narrator have to stay out of their flat until dinner time?

9. What did Tracey and her mother think about the narrator's interest in old songs and the piano player, Mr. Booth?

10. In Intermission, Chapter 1, what did Aimee believe would make a real change in the world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One time when barhopping with Aimee, the narrator ended up singing with the piano player. Why did Aimee imply that the song revealed that the narrator was not a happy person? Why did the incident cause a rift between the two women? What did the narrator singing symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator did not find college to be the experience she had expected. What had the narrator expected from a college experience? How did she struggle with the options she had available? Why did she feel guilty about attending college because of her upbringing?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator discovered an actress who looked very much like Tracey in the old films that she watched. What was the narrator’s opinion of the life that LeGon lived? How did the narrator learn about the racism and struggles that LeGon faced in her career? How did learning about LeGon’s struggles affect the narrator and her perceptions of people and life?

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