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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 and Late, Chapter 1, where was Aimee from?

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

3. In Early and Late, Chapter 2, where were the narrator's offices?

4. How old was the narrator when she met Tracey?

5. In Chapter 7 of Early and Late, in what movie did Astaire sing All of Me?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part 2, Chapter 4 of Early and Late, what did the narrator dream about?

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

4. In Early Days, Chapter 9, who did the narrator's father want her to meet and how did the meeting go?

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

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

7. At the end of Intermission, Chapter 2, what did Aimee ask the narrator?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The narrator lost friends when she became a teen. Why did the narrator decide to become Goth as a teenager? What did that decision symbolize and why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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