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

2. In Early and Late, Chapter 3, what color clothes did the narrator buy to wear when she met Aimee?

3. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 4, out of Amimee's four female assistants, when did one have a child?

4. In Early and Late, Chapter 6, where would Tracey's father go when things got too hot for him in the neighborhood?

5. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 2, what did the narrator's father do when he went to dance classes with his daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. In Intermission, Chapter 3, what did the narrator remember about London?

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is told from the point of view of the narrator. How does the point of view of the novel determine what readers know about events and characters? How does the point of view affect what readers think of the narrator? How does the point of view affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Tracey and the narrator became friends at a dance class when they were ten. What type of a relationship did the girls have during their childhood? How did their relationship change as they approached adolescence? What type of relationship did they have as they became teens and then adults? How did their relationship change over time?

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