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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. Why does Miranda send Andrea to get her another coffee?

2. After not being able to find the article Miranda ordered her to locate, what does Andrea begin to dread in Chapter 13?

3. Where does Christian kiss Andrea before going to get drinks?

4. What does Andrea complain about to Benjamin?

5. What time does Andrea arrive at work at in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why isn't Lily at the new apartment when Andrea arrives to move in?

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

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

4. What letter does Andrea read in Chapter 13?

5. What does Andrea finally decide to do in Chapter 9?

6. What does Emily inform Andrea at the beginning of Chapter 15?

7. Who is in the apartment when Andrea returns home early to get ready for the party in Chapter 14?

8. What does Andrea buy at the coffee shop in addition to Miranda's latte? Who does Andrea run into when she makes a second trip to Starbucks?

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

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

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

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Andrea and Christian. What attracts Andrea to Christian? Is Christian better suited to Andrea than Alex? Why or why not? Why doesn't Andrea begin a relationship with Christian at the end of the novel? What are Christian's defining characteristics?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of fashion in the novel. What are some examples of fashion houses mentioned in the novel? How important is fashion to Andrea? How does her opinion of fashion change as the novel progresses?

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