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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 causes a major argument between J and Alexandra in Part IV?

2. Where do Alexandra and J stop to see some of his relatives in their road trip?

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

4. What does a man at the museum suggest Alexandra can help his wife with?

5. What does Alexandra's father call J?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Alexandra see on Instagram that makes her feel jealous in Part IV?

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

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

5. What kind of advice does Alexandra ask her sister for?

6. How does Alexandra feel about Rob?

7. Why does Alexandra send J links to articles about diversity?

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

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

10. What offer does Tim make to Alexandra in Part III?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alexandra experiences conflicted feelings about her work at the tech publication in the early stages of this novel. Write an essay exploring Alexandra's feelings about her work in the beginning of the novel, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Chang describe the relationship between Alexandra and Tim? How and why do you think Tim tries to help Alexandra in her career? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What is Alexandra's relationship to work in general, and how does she feel about work once she moves to Ithaca? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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