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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 Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 3, how old was the narrator's father?

2. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 3, how long did Aimee say that she had known Judy?

3. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 2, how much of a book would Judy read?

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

5. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 3, where were the narrator and Aimee by the time the narrator finished answering Aimee's question?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Part 2, Chapter 5 of Early and Late, why did the narrator not want children?

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

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

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

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

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 Intermission, Chapter 3, how did the narrator describe Washington Square Park?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When money was stolen from Miss Isabel’s dance school, Tracey was immediately a suspect. Why was Tracey a suspect, but the narrator was not? How did class and family differences determine who was a suspect and who was not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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