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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 does Tess drop on a customer in Autumn?

2. Which city does Tess move to?

3. What state is the staff in during brunch in Autumn?

4. Who gives Tess an heirloom tomato to try?

5. What name is Tess given when she starts at the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tess lie to her old classmate when she sees him at the restaurant in Autumn?

2. What was the first big secret about a guest Simone shared with Tess?

3. Quotations from which two writer's are in the epigraph?

4. How does Tess classify herself compared to her old classmate?

5. How does Tess answer Howard's question about a challenge she has overcome?

6. What does Tess notice about Jake and Simone?

7. Why does Chef scream at Tess when she drops the plate?

8. What does Sasha mean when he says Tess is now in the marge?

9. Why does Tess have such a difficult time learning on the job?

10. What does Sasha tell Tess, in Summer, that Jake would do to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain what Thanatos means and why Howard would choose to share this story with Tess when he does. Include how Tess processes the theory and how the death drive relates to Tess' life.

Essay Topic 2

What does Simone mean when she tells Tess that there is a disparity between the way she thinks and the way she speaks? Is Simone correct in her analysis? How does this comment help shape Tess?

Essay Topic 3

Jake tells Tess that all beliefs are a choice. He is referring to an umbrella; however, how does this philosophical statement relate to the story and why would the author choose to include it?

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