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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. How does Andrea locate Miranda's car?

2. What does Andrea's boyfriend do for a living?

3. Who does Lily find for Andrea to room with?

4. Which university does Lily go to?

5. Where does Andrea hope to have a career some day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miranda cause an uproar in the office in Chapter 4?

2. What is The Book? What is Andrea instructed to do when she delivers The Book?

3. What does Andrea learn about Miranda's past in Chapter 4?

4. Why does Andrea go to the Elias-Clark building? What overwhelms her there?

5. Why does Andrea have such a hard time completing the tasks Miranda instructs her to do in Chapter 1?

6. What mistake does Andrea make in Chapter 5?

7. Who is Mr. Tomlinson? What nickname do Andrea and Emily have for him?

8. Who does Andrea speak to at the party in Chapter 8?

9. Why does Andrea hate her cell phone?

10. What do the women Andrea interviews with promise her about working with Miranda Priestly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Weisberger's use of symbolism in the novel "The Devil Wears Prada". What is symbolism? What are some examples of symbolism in the novel? How do these examples relate to the themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the antagonist of the novel, Miranda Priestly. What are her defining character traits? Why is she the antagonist? How does she make Andrea's life difficult? What are her motives for doing so?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how well Andrea transitions from her college life to adulthood. What are some examples of her old life which she chooses to leave behind once she gets a job at Runway? In what way does her friend, Lily, represent her old life?

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