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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Alexandra's father's first wife?
(a) Cindy.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Hettie.

2. What does Alexandra's father call her?
(a) Lei.
(b) Sweetie.
(c) Jing Jing.
(d) Ming Mi.

3. What television program does Alexandra's father tell her he is watching when he calls her in Part IV?
(a) A piece about the Tang Dynasty.
(b) A piece about the Cultural Revolution.
(c) A piece about Facebook.
(d) A piece about the Wall Street Journal.

4. Whose biography does Alexandra start to read in Part IV?
(a) Mark Zuckerberg's.
(b) Wendi Deng's.
(c) Rupert Murdoch's.
(d) Yamei Kin's.

5. What causes a major argument between J and Alexandra in Part IV?
(a) Alexandra's decision to move back to San Francisco.
(b) Fights about money.
(c) A disagreement about the conduct of the professor who asks Alexandra to apply for a job.
(d) A difference of opinion about food.

6. Which relative of J's is having a birthday party in Part III?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) Uncle Bill.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

7. Where does Alexandra keep secretly looking for jobs sometimes?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) New York City.

8. What does Alexandra's high school do to try to help heal after the 17 year-old's murder there?
(a) Institute a Friendship Day.
(b) Hire more minorities for teaching positions.
(c) Create a memorial garden.
(d) Move the school to another building.

9. What kitchen items have inspirational sayings on them that Alexandra uses?
(a) Stickers on bread.
(b) Bottle caps.
(c) Tea bags.
(d) Spoons.

10. What insult does a kindergarten classmate say to Alexandra that is racist?
(a) Her nose is flat and ugly.
(b) Her hair is too dark.
(c) Her eyes are funny.
(d) Her skin is yellow.

11. What does Alexandra do the last time she asks for a raise at her old job?
(a) Completely keeps her composure.
(b) Cries.
(c) Yells in anger.
(d) Faints.

12. What does Alexandra ask her sister to do more often in Part IV?
(a) Call their father.
(b) Call their mother.
(c) Plant a garden.
(d) Call her.

13. Where in Ithaca is Alexandra's and J's sublet apartment?
(a) Fall Creek.
(b) Riverstone.
(c) Henry's Hedge.
(d) Farberry.

14. Where does Alexandra tell Jasmine she is thinking of taking a trip to soon?
(a) Spain.
(b) Japan.
(c) England.
(d) China.

15. What is J selected for in Ithaca that most of his cohort is not?
(a) A work-study program.
(b) A summer rotation.
(c) A farm internship.
(d) A scholarship.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alexandra's father call J?

2. What does J fix for Alexandra in Part III that makes her angry?

3. What does Alexandra send to J in order to try to get him to understand her views on racism better?

4. What does a boy in Alexandra's high school ask her that is racist and inappropriate?

5. Which of the following superstitions do Alexandra's parents pass down to her?

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