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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 3, what was the narrator's mother wearing when she was elected to a political office?

2. In Intermission, Part 3, Chapter 1, how many miles does the narrator do?

3. In Early Days, Part 1, Chapter 8, what were Tracey, her mom, and the narrator making to eat during fireworks in the park?

4. In Chapter 6 of Early and Late, who did the narrator play with instead of Tracey?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Early and Late, Part 2, Chapter 1, What was the sleeve of the single like that the narrator and Tracey bought for a birthday present?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

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

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

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 3

The narrator’s first boyfriend in college was very controlling. How would you describe the relationship between the narrator and Rakim? How did that relationship reveal the narrator’s tendency to be subservient in relationships?

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