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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. Who comes to Alix's house in high school that leads her to call the police?

2. What does Alix ask Emira to get for Briar on Halloween?

3. Why does the security guard question Emira about her relationship with Briar?

4. What does Tamra do for a living?

5. What does Kelley tell Emira about his high school girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the chain of events that lead to a security guard questioning Emira about her relationship with Briar?

2. How does Emira react to the security guard's questioning in Part I?

3. How does Alix leverage her status as a working mother very deliberately and manipulatively in Part I?

4. Why does Emira ask the Penn State shopper to delete the video he took of her?

5. In Chapter 8, what does Alix tell her friends was her most embarrassing moment?

6. In Chapter 6, what gift does Alix give to Emira that has some significance to Emira?

7. How does Alix feel about her old housekeeper from her childhood, Claudette, and why?

8. What are some important reasons why Emira likes her job looking after Briar so much?

9. What surprises Emira and her friends when Kelley shows up to the bar with them in Chapter 5?

10. When does Emira see the Penn State shopper again and what happens when they meet for the first time after the grocery store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Emira react to being caught in the middle of Kelley's and Alix's awkward reactions to meeting again after so long, and to each character's attempts to shape Emira's perception of the other? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Alix so shocked to find out that Emira has been working for the Green Party for longer than she has been working for the Chamberlains? Why does Alix seem to know so little about Emira even though Emira has worked for the Chamberlains for a lengthy amount of time? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of Emira's most serious misgivings about Kelley Copeland? What does Emira like the most about Kelley? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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