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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 question does Neni ask Mr. Edwards in Chapter 24?

2. What question does Clark ask Jende during the interview?

3. What does Cindy give Jende in Chapter 13?

4. What does Neni think about in Chapter 14 when she is out on 58th street?

5. What does Neni learn in Chapter Ten?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jende learn about Clark when they talk in Hudson River Park?

2. What is Neni's reaction when she meets Jenny?

3. What is Winston's role in getting Jende his job with the Edwards?

4. What does Neni do when she finds Cindy passed out in the guest bedroom?

5. What does Neni learn about Cindy's family of origin while she is in the Hamptons?

6. Why does Vince come over to the Jongas?

7. What does Neni think about the Edwards home in the Hamptons?

8. What is the job that Neni takes in Chapter 17?

9. How does Vince consider Jende similar and different from his parents?

10. What happens when Neni goes to work a party at the Edwards' for the day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

MBue is able to use New York City as a character in this text. What does New York City symbolize to the characters of the novel? How does this change over the course of the text and why?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Cindy and Neni. How are they similar as women, wives, and mothers? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

How do the themes of race and class shape the novel?

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