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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 cliche does Maxine use with Jade about traveling?
(a) She says traveling makes you miss your friends.
(b) She says she has been a lot of places but nothing compares to home.
(c) She says the more you travel, the more you will want to do it.
(d) She says she is tired of traveling and wants to focus on her career in Portland.

2. In Chapter 15, what does Jade borrow from her mother's closet?
(a) A jacket.
(b) A sweater.
(c) A pair of socks.
(d) A scarf.

3. In Chapter 15, how does Jade describe her natural hair?
(a) As a black, night sky.
(b) As a black, wavy ocean.
(c) As a black cotton cloud.
(d) As a black, wool blanket.

4. What is the name of the bookstore Maxine takes Jade to in Chapter 19?
(a) Smith's.
(b) Powell's.
(c) Rico's.
(d) McDermott's.

5. At Lee Lee's house, how does Lee Lee describe the clubs at her school?
(a) As fun and myriad.
(b) As underfunded.
(c) As pathetic and boring.
(d) As DIYs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Jade leave for school in the morning in order to catch the bus?

2. In Chapter 31, what is NOT one of Jade's New Year's resolutions?

3. In Chapter 17, what does Jade's father gift her for her birthday?

4. When Maxine tells Jade's mother that Jade is a talented artist, how does her mother respond?

5. What breakfast food does Jade's mother make for Jade on her birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the structure of the novel help readers understand Jade's characterization?

2. In Chapter 8, why does Sam move from her seat to sit with Jade?

3. When Lee Lee comes over to Jade's house after school in Chapter 6, what do they talk about?

4. In Chapter 27, what do Jade and her family discuss at the Thanksgiving dinner table?

5. What happens when Glamour Girl offers Jade a mint from her purse?

6. What is Jade scheduled to do to celebrate her birthday in Chapter 14?

7. In Chapter 13, what reason does Maxine give for missing her one-on-one meeting with Jade?

8. In Chapter 28, why does Maxine need to step away from the group when they are at the Portland Museum of Art for a Woman to Woman mentor/mentee trip?

9. In Chapter 16, what does Sam do to make up for missing Jade's birthday?

10. How does Jade meet her mentor, Maxine, for the first time?

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