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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 many years ago had Vonita had an abortion?

2. How long did Wren practice going from park to drive with her foot on the brake?

3. What did the waiting room at the Center remind Wren of?

4. How old did Wren think the magazines were at the Center?

5. How old did George remember Lil was when they did a 30 Days for Live vigil at church?

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Aunt Bex been a mother to Wren?

2. When Wren was in middle school, what would Hugh pack in her lunches?

3. What happened when Izzy approached the Center reception desk, and what did she have to do?

4. Why did Bex change her mind about going into the Center with Wren?

5. What did the waiting room look like when George herded five of the hostages into the room?

6. Who was a witness to the first shootings and escaped the clinic?

7. What advice did Graciela give Janine when she was pretending to be pregnant?

8. What are the bad things and the good thing that Joy considers as she sits in the waiting room with the other hostages?

9. Why should Hugh have recused himself after he learned that Wren was a hostage?

10. What were the risks of having the tourniquet that Izzy placed on Dr. Ward?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Izzy performs well during the crises happening during the standoff. What has shaped Izzy’s character? What is revealed about how circumstances shape character through Izzy?

Essay Topic 2

Hugh might be considered a hero for ending the standoff. Why does Wren think her father is a hero at the standoff and in life? What does Wren understand about heroes? What does the author imply makes a hero?

Essay Topic 3

In the Epilogue, Wren changes the sign pro-lifers put on the fence at the Center. What did the sign say? Why did Wren change the sign? What was the significance of how she changed the sign?

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