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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 do the people who Jazmin asks for paper do?

2. Where is Jazmin's mother?

3. What color does Sister Church wear?

4. Who is CeCe?

5. How old is Jazmin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it that Jazmin says that CeCe is so good at poker?

2. Why does Jazmin like the stoop?

3. What is the lesson that Jazmin learns in the park?

4. What happened to Jazmin's father?

5. Why does CeCe hear her parent's argument?

6. When does Jazmin think that people will learn to spell her name correctly?

7. What does CeCe say when Jazmin asks for contacts?

8. Why does Jazmin think that Jabari is lucky?

9. To what weather related activity does Jazmin compare how her poems come to her?

10. How does Jazmin describe the Garden of Eden Bar and Grill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Jazmin's relationship with her mother with the relationship with her sister.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the theme of racism as presented in the novel. How is Jazmin impacted by others' opinion of her based on her skin color? How does she try to overcome this bias?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character sketch for Jazmin. Include physical description, personality traits, etc.

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