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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one of Stella's new neighbors do for a living?
(a) Acting.
(b) Banking.
(c) Filmmaking.
(d) Music.

2. Why does Jude often buy makeup?
(a) For herself.
(b) For Barry.
(c) For Reese.
(d) For her mother.

3. Why did the customers at Lou's whisper about Desiree?
(a) They are jealous of her.
(b) They wanted to be mean to her.
(c) They did not whisper about her.
(d) They were gossiping about her coming back to Mallard.

4. Where does Jude meet Reese?
(a) At a bar.
(b) At school.
(c) At a party.
(d) At a diner.

5. How does Leon die?
(a) He dies in a car accident.
(b) He dies of cancer.
(c) He is murdered by white men.
(d) He dies of old age.

6. What is Reese's dream job?
(a) A photographer.
(b) A musician.
(c) An actor.
(d) A chef.

7. What does Reese wear on his chest?
(a) A sticker.
(b) A binder.
(c) A bandaid.
(d) A big tattoo.

8. Why does Stella not want a Black family in her neighborhood?
(a) She thinks her family will be unsafe.
(b) She likes the neighborhood how it is.
(c) She feels her cover will be blown.
(d) She is racist.

9. What did Reese used to do dress up as before he moved to L.A.?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A woman.
(c) A man.
(d) A firefighter.

10. Where does Stella tell Kennedy she is from the first time she asks?
(a) D.C.
(b) Boston.
(c) Mallard.
(d) Nashville.

11. Why does Jude move to California?
(a) To go to college.
(b) To get away from her mother.
(c) To pursue acting.
(d) To meet people.

12. What city does Jude live in for college?
(a) NYC.
(b) L.A.
(c) Boston.
(d) Seattle.

13. Who does Lou spot in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Adele.
(b) Early.
(c) Stella.
(d) Desiree.

14. Where is Reese from?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Maine.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Arkansas.

15. Who does Desiree shove at a bar in Mallard?
(a) Lou.
(b) Stella.
(c) Early.
(d) Jude.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Vanishing Half?

2. Why was Stella terrified when she found out she was pregnant?

3. What does Early do for a living?

4. Where does Jude move to in her first year of college?

5. Who is Farrah?

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