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english test review
test review for "piecing me together"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is one attribute that Jade needs to develop at the beginning of the novel? | Jade is trying to learn to speak for herself. pg 1 |
| As a junior at St. Francis across town, Jade Butler was on a full scholarship. Why does she want to attend the school? | St. Francis offers the opportunity for students to volunteer in foreign countries and do service projects. pg 6 |
| How is Jade different from the other students at St. Francis? | Jade is one of the only black girls in a predominately white school. She’s also much poorer than everyone at the school. pg 5 |
| Who says, “I am learning to speak. To give myself a way out. A way in” ? | Jade says this line. pg 1 |
| Why does Jade go to Mrs. Parker’s office at the beginning of the book? | Mrs. Parker tells Jade about the Woman to Woman mentorship program. pg 17 |
| In what way are Jade and Glamour Girl different? | Glamour Girl is always putting on makeup and worrying about her looks from the outside. Jade is more worried about her grades and keeping her scholarship. pg 14 |
| What happened after EJ’s best friend was shot and killed? | EJ becomes kind of closed off after that night. He isn’t working a full-time job and he won’t talk to a therapist about any of it. pg 35, 36 |
| Who says “We want to be as proactive as possible, and you know, well, statistics tell us that young people with your set of circumstances are, well, at risk for certain things and we’d like to help you navigate through those circumstances”? | Mrs. Parker says this line. pg 18 |
| How does Jade feel when she recognizes her shared identity with Sam and how does this recognition affect their relationship? | Jade and Sam both ride the bus to school every morning. They became close friends after sitting on the bus together for a while. pg 28 |
| How are York and Sacagawea recognized in terms of their contributions to American history and why? | York and Sacagawea were able to help keep Lewis and Clark alive. Sacagawea helped with navigating, translating, and knowing which plants were edible. York could set up the boat, he was a great hunter. pg 23 |
| What is one interesting habit that Jade learned from her mom and what does it reveal about her? | Jade’s mom wraps up extra food to take home when they go out to eat. Jade started wrapping up extra snacks to put in her bag and take home from the Woman to Woman meeting. pg 32 |
| Which character stated the following line and to whom: “you have to start speaking up for yourself. I don’t know why you’re so shy. You need to-”? | Jade's mom says this line. pg 36 |
| What does Maxine discover after looking at some of the objects in Jade’s room? | Maxine learns that Jade has a real talent in art. She’s really good at what she does. 41 |
| Describe Jade’s mom. What is she like as a parent to Jade? | Jade’s mom is protective over Jade. She doesn’t want Jade going out with someone until she meets them. She’s a great mother, but she also gets a little bit possessive of Jade when she thinks that Jade has another mentor in her life. pg 48, 64 |
| What best describes Jade’s relationship with her father and how has that affected her? | Jade’s father is proud of Jade, but he’s still somewhat absent. He does his best to make time to see her, but E.J. still doesn’t trust him. E.J. says in chapter 14, “That sorry–” pg. 66, 73 |
| How are Jade and her best friend Lee Lee similar? | Jade and Lee Lee both grew up the same way. They also both go through some of the struggles that black girls face. They also have the same sense of humor and have been best friends for forever. pg 5, 209 |
| What does the following line show about Jade’s character, “Sorry, can’t,” I tell him. “I have a meeting with Mrs. Parker.” He doesn’t have to know I can’t afford to eat out for lunch.”? | Jade doesn’t want the other kids at St. Francis to realize how poor she actually is. She wants to hang out with them, but she doesn’t have as much money as them. pg 12, 13 |
| Which one of the following best describes Maxine’s relationship with men? | Maxine usually goes for toxic guys like Jon. She kept going back to him after breaking up many times. pg 46, 196 |
| What realization do Jade and Sam come to after eating out with Kennedy and her friends? | Jade and Sam realize that Kennedy and her friends will never understand what it’s like for them. Kennedy and her friend’s were making fun of Jade and Sam’s neighborhoods without even knowing that Jade and Sam live there. pg. 90 |
| What are Jade’s thoughts about Thanksgiving? | Jade feels embarrassed that she never thought of Thanksgiving like Mrs. Phillips does. On page 106 Jade says, “I think the US has a lot to be thankful for and a lot to apologize for.” pg 106 |
| How does the incident with the store clerk change the projection of Jade’s relationship with Sam? | Jade feels as though Sam tries to downplay anything remotely racist that happens to Jade. She thinks that Sam doesn’t understand her and is being mistreated. pg 136, 137 |
| Which type of art is Jade most inspired by? | Jade gets inspired when she sees the art made by Romare Bearden and Mickalene Thomas. They made mixed-media collages. pg 77 |
| What does Jade’s mom realize about new opportunities that are being provided for her daughter? | Jade’s mom finally sees that Maxine is doing good for Jade. She even starts teaching Maxine some of the stuff that she’s learned. pg 224, 225 |
| How does the volunteer at the symphony stereotype the black girls of Woman to Woman? | She assumes that they’ve never been to a symphony and that they don’t know the history of black conductors and musicians. pg 147, 148 |
| What agreement do Jade and Maxine come up with? | Jade and Maxine make a deal that Maxine will “quit Jon” and Jade won’t quit the program. pg 180 |
| How does Jade overcome the biggest obstacles in her personal development? | She starts to speak up for what she feels is right. She also becomes more honest with the people around her. pg 249, ch. 45 |
| In Lee Lee’s poem, she refers to black girls as a “tapestry.” What does this mean? | I think it means that the girls are being pieced together like art. And that there’s a lot of different parts to them. pg 258 |
| Which best describes a thematic message developed in the book regarding identity? | In the beginning of the book, Jade talks about some of the things that describe her and her identity. Towards the end of the book, you can see Jade discovering more about herself and what she’s capable of. pg 7, 261 |
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