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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does J's family sometimes rent a beach house?
(a) South Beach, Florida.
(b) Middleton Texas.
(c) Santa Cruz.
(d) New Orleans.

2. How does Alexandra communicate with her mother daily from work?
(a) Facebook.
(b) Phone call.
(c) SnapChat.
(d) Gchat.

3. Whose book does Alexandra review for the tech publication in Part II?
(a) Mark Zuckerberg's.
(b) Sheryl Sandberg's.
(c) Rane Maynard's.
(d) Helen Bell's.

4. How does Alexandra's sixth-grade teacher introduce her to the class?
(a) As a class clown.
(b) As a writer.
(c) As an immigrant from China.
(d) As an ESL speaker.

5. What does the managing editor say in an all-hands meeting that shocks Alexandra?
(a) Fuck.
(b) The n-word.
(c) That he is firing everyone.
(d) That he is promoting Alexandra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What often happens to Alexandra when she drinks?

2. What is Alexandra excellent at during the road trip with J?

3. What recurring dream does Alexandra have in Part II?

4. What city does Alexandra visit with J that reminds her of her mother?

5. What shirt did J used to wear that makes Alexandra uncomfortable?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, what does Alexandra feel is a huge relief?

2. In Part II, what does Alexandra discover about Kevin that makes her even more dissatisfied with her job?

3. Why was the racial makeup that comprises Alexandra's relationship with J - Asian woman and white man - easier to ignore in San Francisco?

4. How does Alexandra feel about driving on her cross-country trip with J?

5. What kind of liberals does a junior high teacher of Alexandra's say Davis was full of?

6. Why does Alexandra think a lot of people buy lottery tickets?

7. How does Alexandra feel about her inability to speak or understand Chinese well in Part I?

8. What does the woman Alexandra works for doing house-organizing tasks tell her that is quite racist?

9. What is the relationship between Alexandra's parents like?

10. What forms the foundation of Alexandra's friendship with Jasmine?

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