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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. In Intermission Part 3, Chapter 1, how many miles does Aimee do?

2. In Early and Late, Chapter 3, how tall was Aimee?

3. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 4, how long had it been since the narrator's father died?

4. In Early and Late, Chapter 4, what decade of dance appealed to the narrator?

5. In Early and Late, Chapter 2, how long had the narrator been drinking alcohol?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Early Days, Chapter 7, what were the schools like that Tracey and the narrator attended?

2. In Early Days, Chapter 11, what battle did Tracey win with her teacher?

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

4. What happened to YTV, where the narrator had worked?

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

6. In Part 2, Chapter 6 of Early and Late, what was revealed about Tracey's father?

7. Where did the narrator shop for an outfit to wear when she met Aimee, and what did she buy in Part 2, Chapter 3 of Early and Late?

8. What did the narrator and Aimee remember about their meeting and how it lead to Aimee hiring the narrator in Part 2, Chapter 3 of Early and Late?

9. At the end of Part 2, Chapter 1 in Early and Late, what did the narrator's mom do and how did the girls react?

10. In Part 2, Chapter 2 of Early and Late, what did the narrator say about her boss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator had the guidance of her parents when she approached adolescence. Tracey did not. How did the two girls approach adolescence differently? How did adolescence affect the girls? Why was adolescence referred to as a middle passage?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator allowed the people in her life to take her identity. What events in the novel helped the narrator find her identity? How did finding her identity help her mature and come of age?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator had a friend named Lily. What do the stories told about the narrator’s time with Lily reveal about social class and about racism? How did Lily’s birthday party particularly reveal how social class and racism affected the relationship between the girls?

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