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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. What does Alexandra's father call J?
(a) Bonehead.
(b) Randy.
(c) Mister.
(d) White Boy.

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

3. Who is the first person to sell Alexandra weed in Ithaca?
(a) Mari.
(b) Henry.
(c) Rob.
(d) Hendry.

4. Why is J nervous about his new program?
(a) He is worried about how Alexandra will fit in.
(b) He thinks it is too expensive.
(c) He is worried that he will be smarter than everyone else.
(d) He thinks everyone might be smarter than him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alexandra drink to soothe her stomach?

2. What name do Alexandra and J come up with for their make-believe blog?

3. Which company approaches Alexandra about working for them while she is on her road trip?

4. Which wealthy Chinese woman does Alexandra's mother urge her to emulate?

5. What is a major defining feature of Ithaca?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Alexandra's new in-person job in Ithaca?

2. What does Alexandra's father do in Part IV that startles and scares her?

3. What does Alexandra's seventh grade history teacher say about Chinese people, and how do Alexandra and her mother react?

4. How does Alexandra's mother feel about her father continuing to call her?

5. Why is Alexandra so fascinated by Yamei Kin?

6. Why does the professor's offer to Alexandra to teach at her university really insult Alexandra?

7. What kind of research does Alexandra start doing in Part III?

8. What does a former colleague of Alexandra's ask her to do that she does not want to do in Part IV?

9. What is Alexandra's first impression of Ithaca like?

10. How do J's parents treat J and Alexandra?

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