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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. What does Alex request of Andrea in an email in Chapter 12?

2. What does Andrea try to talk to Lily about in Chapter 14?

3. Where does Andrea go to buy coffee when she hears Miranda is on her way to the office in Chapter 9?

4. Because Emily is ill, what must Andrea do in her stead?

5. What does Andrea notice when Miranda goes away in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Miranda tell Andrea to organize girls to be interviewed in Chapter 13?

2. What does Andrea expect will happen when Miranda goes to Paris for two weeks in Chapter 12?

3. What does Miranda berate Andrea for when Miranda sends her to collect her lunch?

4. What trip does Emily tell Andrea about in Chapter 10?

5. How does Andrea display that she has perfected the Runway Paranoid Turnaround in Chapter 9?

6. What is Andrea troubled by at the beginning of Chapter 13? What does Lily tell her when she calls for advice?

7. What does Andrea try to speak to Lily about in Chapter 15?

8. Why do Andrea and Alex argue in Chapter 15?

9. What does Andrea do when she reaches the office early in the morning in Chapter 9?

10. What does Miranda have Andrea search for in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does working at Runway change Andrea as a person? How do her priorities change? How do the changes in her character affect the relationships in her personal life? In your opinion, does she change for the better or worse?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Weisberger's use of humor in the novel "The Devil Wears Prada". What are some examples of humor? Are there any characters introduced in the novel for comedic relief? Are Andrea's struggles at work presented in a serious or humorous tone?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author of the novel "The Devil Wears Prada", Lauren Weisberger. What other books has she written? Is this novel similar to her other works in term of plot, tone and genre? How is her work received by critics?

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