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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 Rena do for a living?

2. Who is Rena's sister?

3. Why is the person taking Claire home from the party in November of her senior year speeding in the first place?

4. How many Americans in total were on JT's and Rena's flight during which they first met?

5. Who is Lyssa's co-worker who is upset she was not picked to do something special related to their workplace?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Aaron when he drives Claire home from the party her senior year?

2. Why does Travis not tell Lyssa about what happens to him at the pharmacy?

3. What does Cecilia's mother spend years trying to do for her own grandfather?

4. Why does Lyssa's doctor advise her to have her ovaries removed?

5. Why is Travis accosted at the pharmacy in the story Happily Ever After?

6. How does what happened to Aaron in Claire's past potentially affect her current situation with the Confederate flag controversy?

7. Why is Claire mainly seeing her boyfriend Jackson?

8. In the story Happily Ever After, what fairy tale does Lyssa's mother take her to see a movie adaptation of when she is seven?

9. How does Cecilia feel in general about her mother's crusade to clear her grandfather's name and collect compensation for his being wronged?

10. What does Puppy tell Claire the first time she sees her in the Confederate flag bikini?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think was the true motivation of the artist in the story Why Won't Women Just Say What They Want to put on his installation "apology" show with the volcano, and why do you think so? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Cassie's, Genevieve's, and the other Office of Historical Corrections employees' public work ultimately affect the larger society in America? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the most resonant and enduring themes Evans explores throughout this collection related to the experiences of young Black women living in America today? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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